Hairpin vortex solution in planar couette flow: a tapestry of knotted vortices.

نویسندگان

  • Tomoaki Itano
  • Sotos C Generalis
چکیده

A numerical continuation method has been carried out seeking solutions for two distinct flow configurations, planar Couette flow (PCF) and laterally heated flow in a vertical slot (LHF). We found that the spanwise vortex solution in LHF identifies a new solution in PCF. The vortical structure of our new solution has the shape of a hairpin observed ubiquitously in high-Reynolds-number turbulent flow, and we believe this discovery may provide the paradigm for a hierarchical organization of coherent structures in turbulent shear layers.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Physical review letters

دوره 102 11  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009