Physics – Fluid Dynamics
Scientific paper
2008-11-13
Physics
Fluid Dynamics
11 pages, 5 figures
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.014503
We study the transition from fluid at rest to turbulence in a rotating water cylinder. We show that the energy, injected at a given height, is transported by inertial wave packets through the fluid volume. These waves propagate at velocities consistent with those calculated from linearized theory, even when they possess large amplitudes. A clear "front" in the temporal evolution of the energy power spectrum is detected, defining a time scale for energy transport at the linear wave speed in the system. Nonlinear energy transfer between modes is governed by a different time scale that can be much longer than the linear one. These observations suggest that the energy distribution and statistics in rotating turbulent fields that are driven by intermittent energy sources may be different from those described by the inverse energy cascade in two-dimensional turbulence.
Cohen Kobi
Kolvin Itamar
Sharon Eran
Vardi Yuval
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