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dc.contributor.author | Brizzolara, Stefano | - |
dc.contributor.author | Mollicone, Jean-Paul | - |
dc.contributor.author | Reeuwijk, Maarten van | - |
dc.contributor.author | Mazzino, Andrea | - |
dc.contributor.author | Holzner, Markus | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-08-10T10:39:49Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2022-08-10T10:39:49Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Brizzolara, S., Mollicone, J. P., van Reeuwijk, M., Mazzino, A., & Holzner, M. (2021). Transition from shear-dominated to Rayleigh–Taylor turbulence. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 924, 1-13. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/100489 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Turbulent mixing layers in nature are often characterized by the presence of a mean shear and an unstable buoyancy gradient between two streams of different velocity. Depending on the relative strength of shear versus buoyancy, either the former or the latter may dominate the turbulence and mixing between the two streams. In this paper, we present a phenomenological theory that leads to the identification of two distinct turbulent regimes: an early regime, dominated by the mean shear, and a later regime dominated by the buoyancy. The main theoretical result consists of the identification of a cross-over time-scale that discerns between the shear- and the buoyancy-dominated turbulence. This cross-over time depends on three large-scale constants of the flow, namely the buoyancy difference, the velocity difference between the two streams, and the gravitational acceleration. We validate our theory against direct numerical simulations (DNSs) of a temporal turbulent mixing layer compounded with an unstable stratification. We observe that the cross-over time correctly predicts the transition from shear to buoyancy driven turbulence, in terms of turbulent kinetic energy production, energy spectra scaling and mixing layer thickness. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Cambridge University Press | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Applied mathematics | en_GB |
dc.subject | Engineering mathematics | en_GB |
dc.subject | Fluid mechanics | en_GB |
dc.subject | Fluids | en_GB |
dc.subject | Mathematical physics | en_GB |
dc.title | Transition from shear-dominated to Rayleigh-Taylor turbulence | en_GB |
dc.type | article | en_GB |
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dc.description.reviewed | peer-reviewed | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1017/jfm.2021.564 | - |
dc.publication.title | Journal of Fluid Mechanics | en_GB |
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