Production and dissipation of kinetic energy in grid turbulence
Wouter J. T. Bos
Abstract
The origin of nonclassical behavior in grid turbulence is traced back to the mean flow induced by the wakes of the grid bars. A simple model captures and explains the main nonequilibrium features of the flow.
Topics & Concepts
TurbulenceDissipationGridTurbulence kinetic energyNon-equilibrium thermodynamicsKinetic energyPhysicsStatistical physicsK-omega turbulence modelMechanicsFlow (mathematics)K-epsilon turbulence modelSimple (philosophy)Classical mechanicsMathematicsThermodynamicsGeometryPhilosophyEpistemologyFluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsSolar and Space Plasma DynamicsComputational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics