Studies on the Properties of Turbulent Jet : 2nd Report, Turbulent Prandtl Number and Turbulent Schmidt Number

Effect of the Prandtl number on a stratified turbulent wake

On the turbulent Prandtl number in homogeneous stably stratified turbulence

In this paper, we derive a general relationship for the turbulent Prandtl number Pr t for homogeneous stably stratified turbulence from the turbulent kinetic energy and scalar variance equations. A formulation for the turbulent Prandtl number, Pr t , is developed in terms of a mixing length scale LM and an overturning length scale LE , the ratio of the mechanical (turbulent kinetic energy) deca...

Reynolds number dependence of scalar fluctuations in a high Schmidt number turbulent jet

The scalar rms fluctuations in a turbulent jet were investigated experimentally, using highresolution, laser-induced fluorescence techniques. The experiments were conducted in a high Schmidt nuinber fluid (water), on the jet centerline, over a jet Reynolds number range of 3000<Re<24 000. It was found that the normalized scalar rms fluctuations c’/ C decrease with increasing flow Reynolds number...

Turbulent Prandtl number effect on passive scalar advection

A generalization of Kraichnan’s model of passive scalar advection is considered. Physically motivated regularizations of the model are considered which take into account both the effects of viscosity and molecular diffusion. The balance between these two effects on the inertial range behavior for the scalar is shown to be parameterized by a new turbulent Prandtl number. Three different regimes ...

The Turbulent Magnetic Prandtl Number of MHD Turbulence in Disks

The magnetic Prandtl number PrM is the ratio of viscosity to resistivity. In astrophysical disks the diffusion of angular momentum (viscosity) and magnetic fields (resistivity) are controlled by turbulence. Phenomenological models of the evolution of large scale poloidal magnetic fields in disks suggest that the turbulent magnetic Prandtl number PrM,T controls the rate of escape of vertical fie...