Robust inverse energy cascade and turbulence structure in three-dimensional layers of fluid

Details Robust inverse energy cascade and turbulence structure in three-dimensional layers of fluid Robust inverse energy cascade and turbulence structure in three-dimensional layers of fluid

2011-09-13

arxiv.org/abs/1109.2674v1

Physics of Fluids, Vol.23, 095109 (2011)

Physics

Fluid Dynamics

8 pages, 6 figures

Scientific paper

10.1063/1.3638620

Here we report the first evidence of the inverse energy cascade in a flow dominated by 3D motions. Experiments are performed in thick fluid layers where turbulence is driven electromagnetically. It is shown that if the free surface of the layer is not perturbed, the top part of the layer behaves as quasi-2D and supports the inverse energy cascade regardless of the layer thickness. Well below the surface the cascade survives even in the presence of strong 3D eddies developing when the layer depth exceeds half the forcing scale. In a bounded flow at low bottom dissipation, the inverse energy cascade leads to the generation of a spectral condensate below the free surface. Such coherent flow can destroy 3D eddies in the bulk of the layer and enforce the flow planarity over the entire layer thickness.

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