Retardation of the onset of yurbulence by minor viscosity contrasts

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2001-05-31

arxiv.org/abs/nlin/0105072v1

Nonlinear Sciences

Chaotic Dynamics

4 Pages, 5 Figures (included), PRL submitted

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Motivated by the large effect of turbulent drag reduction by minute concentrations of polymers we study the effects of minor viscosity contrasts on the stability of hydrodynamic flows. The key player is a localized region where the energy of fluctuations is produced by interactions with the mean flow (the "critical layer"). We show that a layer of weakly space-dependent viscosity placed near the critical layer can have very large stabilizing effect on hydrodynamic fluctuations, retarding significantly the onset of turbulence. The effect is not due to a modified dissipation (as is assumed in theories of drag reduction), but due to reduced energy intake from the mean flow to the fluctuations. We propose that similar physics act in turbulent drag reduction.

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