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Area of Science:

  • Fluid dynamics
  • Turbulence research
  • Computational physics

Background:

  • Kinematic Simulations (KS) are used to study Lagrangian properties in turbulent flows.
  • Previous studies suggested sweeping effects in KS might lead to unreliable Lagrangian properties.
  • These conclusions often relied on an assumption of locality, which this study challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To quantify sweeping errors in Kinematic Simulations (KS) without assuming locality.
  • To analyze the impact of sweeping effects on turbulent pair diffusivity.
  • To determine the relationship between error, particle separation, and the Kolmogorov microscale.

Main Methods:

  • Novel analysis of particle trajectories in a moving reference frame.
  • Quantification of normalized integrated error in turbulent pair diffusivity (K).
  • Examination of error dependence on pair separation (σl) relative to the Kolmogorov microscale (η).

Main Results:

  • The normalized integrated error due to sweeping decreases with increasing pair separation (σl/η).
  • Error approaches zero as σl/η approaches infinity and zero.
  • A significant intermediate range (1 < σl/η < ∞) shows negligible error.
  • Simulations indicate this negligible error range covers most of the simulated inertial subrange (1 < σl/η < 105).

Conclusions:

  • Sweeping errors in KS are not the primary cause for observed deviations from locality.
  • The assumption of locality is not required to understand sweeping errors in KS.
  • Findings are crucial for advancing pair diffusion theory and turbulence modeling.