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Simultaneous Measurement of Turbulence and Particle Kinematics Using Flow Imaging Techniques
Published on: March 12, 2019
¿En qué sentido es la turbulencia un problema sin resolver?
Resumen
La comprensión de la turbulencia, un fenómeno de flujo de fluidos con un número de Reynolds alto, sigue siendo incompleta. Mientras que Kolmogorov fue
Área de la Ciencia:
- La dinámica de fluidos es la dinámica de fluidos.
- Física de los sistemas complejos.
Sus antecedentes:
- La turbulencia es un fenómeno complejo en la dinámica de fluidos caracterizado por altos números de Reynolds.
- Los modelos existentes como las ecuaciones de Navier-Stokes tienen limitaciones para describir completamente los flujos turbulentos.
- Los supuestos fundamentales, como la isotropía local, sustentan las teorías actuales de escala, pero siguen siendo objeto de debate.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para delinear la comprensión actual y las brechas de conocimiento en la turbulencia.
- Evaluar la aplicabilidad y las limitaciones de las simulaciones numéricas directas (DNS) para flujos turbulentos.
- Discutir la universalidad y las propiedades de escala de la turbulencia, incluyendo extensiones a los modelos multifractales.
Principales métodos:
- Revisión de la aplicabilidad de las ecuaciones de Navier-Stokes a los flujos turbulentos.
- Análisis de éxitos y limitaciones de la simulación numérica directa (DNS).
- Discusión de la teoría de escala de Kolmogorov de 1941 y sus extensiones.
Principales resultados:
- Las ideas de escala de Kolmogorov de 1941 muestran un éxito notable a pesar de las incertidumbres de las suposiciones subyacentes.
- Las extensiones multifractales a las fluctuaciones de disipación ofrecen ideas fenomenológicas pero carecen de una base física completa.
- Las simulaciones numéricas directas proporcionan datos valiosos, pero enfrentan desafíos computacionales.
Conclusiones:
- La turbulencia, tal como se define estrechamente, sigue siendo un problema sin resolver en la física.
- Todavía falta una comprensión física completa de los fenómenos turbulentos.
- Se necesitan más avances teóricos y computacionales para comprender completamente la turbulencia.
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