Persistent cyclonic structures in self-similar turbulent flows

Details Persistent cyclonic structures in self-similar turbulent flows Persistent cyclonic structures in self-similar turbulent flows

2009-03-12

arxiv.org/abs/0903.2294v1

Physics

Fluid Dynamics

4 pages, 4 figures

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Invariance properties of a physical system govern its behavior: energy conservation in turbulence drives a wide distribution of energy among modes, as observed in geophysics, astrophysics and engineering. In hydrodynamic turbulence, the role of helicity (which measures departures from mirror symmetry) remains unclear since it does not alter this distribution. However, the interplay of rotation and helicity leads to significant differences. Using numerical simulations we show the occurence of long-lived laminar cyclonic vortices together with turbulent vortices, reminiscent of recent tornado observations. Furthermore, the small scales are completely self-similar with no deviations from Gaussianity. This result points to the discovery of a small parameter in rotating helical turbulence.

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