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Reynolds number effect on the velocity derivative flatness factor

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 October 2018

M. Meldi Open the ORCID record for M. Meldi [Opens in a new window] ,
L. Djenidi Open the ORCID record for L. Djenidi [Opens in a new window]  and
R. Antonia
M. Meldi*
Affiliation:
Institut PPRIME, Department of Fluid Flow, Heat Transfer and Combustion, CNRS - ENSMA - Université de Poitiers, UPR 3346, SP2MI - Téléport, 211 Bd. Marie et Pierre Curie, B.P. 30179 F86962 Futuroscope Chasseneuil CEDEX, France Aix-Marseille Univ., CNRS, Centrale Marseille, M2P2 Marseille, France
L. Djenidi
Affiliation:
Discipline of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, 2308 NSW, Australia
R. Antonia
Affiliation:
Discipline of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, 2308 NSW, Australia
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†Email address for correspondence: [email protected]
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Abstract

This paper investigates the effect of a finite Reynolds number (FRN) on the flatness factor ($F$) of the velocity derivative in decaying homogeneous isotropic turbulence by applying the eddy damped quasi-normal Markovian (EDQNM) method to calculate all terms in an analytic expression for $F$ (Djenidi et al., Phys. Fluids, vol. 29 (5), 2017b, 051702). These terms and hence $F$ become constant when the Taylor microscale Reynolds number, $Re_{\unicode[STIX]{x1D706}}$ exceeds approximately $10^{4}$. For smaller values of $Re_{\unicode[STIX]{x1D706}}$, $F$, like the skewness $-S$, increases with $Re_{\unicode[STIX]{x1D706}}$; this behaviour is in quantitative agreement with experimental and direct numerical simulation data. These results indicate that one must first ensure that $Re_{\unicode[STIX]{x1D706}}$ is large enough for the FRN effect to be negligibly small before the hypotheses of Kolmogorov (Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR, vol. 30, 1941a, pp. 301–305; Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR, vol. 32, 1941b, pp. 16–18; J. Fluid Mech., vol. 13, 1962, pp. 82–85) can be assessed unambiguously. An obvious implication is that results from experiments and direct numerical simulations for which $Re_{\unicode[STIX]{x1D706}}$ is well below $10^{4}$ may not be immune from the FRN effect. Another implication is that a power-law increase of $F$ with respect to $Re_{\unicode[STIX]{x1D706}}$, as suggested by the Kolmogorov 1962 theory, is not tenable when $Re_{\unicode[STIX]{x1D706}}$ is large enough.

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Turbulent Flows: Isotropic turbulence Turbulent Flows: Turbulence modelling Turbulent Flows: Turbulent Flows
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 856 , 10 December 2018 , pp. 426 - 443
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