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dc.contributor.authorChin, C.en
dc.contributor.authorPhilip, J.en
dc.contributor.authorKlewicki, J.en
dc.contributor.authorOoi, A.en
dc.contributor.authorMarusic, I.en
dc.date.issued2014en
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Fluid Mechanics, 2014; 757(3):747-769en
dc.identifier.issn0022-1120en
dc.identifier.issn1469-7645en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/113533-
dc.descriptionFirst published online 26 September 2014en
dc.description.abstractA detailed analysis of the 'turbulent inertia' (TI) term (the wall-normal gradient of the Reynolds shear stress, {d} \langle -uv\rangle /\mathrm{d} y, in the axial mean momentum equation is presented for turbulent pipe flows at friction Reynolds numbers δ+≈500, 1000 and 2000 using direct numerical simulation. Two different decompositions for TI are employed to further understand the mean structure of wall turbulence. In the first, the TI term is decomposed into the sum of two velocity-vorticity correlations ( \langle v ω z \rangle + \langle - w ω y \rangle ) and their co-spectra, which we interpret as an advective transport (vorticity dispersion) contribution and a change-of-scale effect (associated with the mechanism of vorticity stretching and reorientation). In the second decomposition, TI is equivalently represented as the wall-normal gradient of the Reynolds shear stress co-spectra, which serves to clarify the accelerative or decelerative effects associated with turbulent motions at different scales. The results show that the inner-normalised position, ym{+}, where the TI profile crosses zero, as well as the beginning of the logarithmic region of the wall turbulent flows (where the viscous force is leading order) move outwards in unison with increasing Reynolds number as ym{+} \sim \sqrt{δ {+}} because the eddies located close to ym{+} are influenced by large-scale accelerating motions of the type \langle - w ω y \rangle related to the change-of-scale effect (due to vorticity stretching). These large-scale motions of O(δ {+}) gain a spectrum of larger length scales with increasing δ ^{+} and are related to the emergence of a secondary peak in the -uv co-spectra. With increasing Reynolds number, the influence of the O(δ ^{+}) motions promotes viscosity to act over increasingly longer times, thereby increasing the y^{+} extent over which the mean viscous force retains leading order. Furthermore, the TI decompositions show that the \langle v ω z \rangle motions (advective transport and/or dispersion of vorticity) are the dominant mechanism in and above the log region, whereas \langle - w ω y \rangle motions (vorticity stretching and/or reorientation) are most significant below the log region. The motions associated with \langle - w ω y \rangle predominantly underlie accelerations, whereas \langle v ω z \rangle primarily contribute to decelerations. Finally, a description of the structure of wall turbulence deduced from the present analysis and our physical interpretation is presented, and is shown to be consistent with previous flow visualisation studies.en
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityC. Chin, J. Philip, J. Klewicki, A. Ooi and I. Marusicen
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherCambridge University Press (CUP)en
dc.subjectPipe flow boundary layer; turbulence theory; turbulent flowsen
dc.titleReynolds-number-dependent turbulent inertia and onset of log region in pipe flowsen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.identifier.rmid0030065959en
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/jfm.2014.486en
dc.identifier.pubid292849-
pubs.library.collectionMechanical Engineering publicationsen
pubs.library.teamDS03en
pubs.verification-statusVerifieden
pubs.publication-statusPublisheden
dc.identifier.orcidChin, C. [0000-0002-2709-4321]en
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