IUTAM Symposium on Geometry and Statistics of Turbulence: Proceedings of the IUTAM Symposium held at the Shonan International Village Center, Hayama . (Fluid Mechanics and Its Applications, 59)

ISBN 10: 9048156149 / ISBN 13: 9789048156146

Editore: Springer, 2010

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This volume contains the papers presented at the IUTAM Symposium on Geometry and Statistics of Turbulence, held in November 1999, at the Shonan International Village Center, Hayama (Kanagawa-ken), Japan. The Symposium was proposed in 1996, aiming at organizing concen­ trated discussions on current understanding of fluid turbulence with empha­ sis on the statistics and the underlying geometric structures. The decision of the General Assembly of International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (IUTAM) to accept the proposal was greeted with enthusiasm. Turbulence is often characterized as having the properties of mixing, inter­ mittency, non-Gaussian statistics, and so on. Interest is growing recently in how these properties are related to formation and evolution of struc­ tures. Note that the intermittency is meant for passive scalars as well as for turbulence velocity or rate of dissipation. There were eighty-eight participants in the Symposium. They came from thirteen countries, and fifty-seven papers were presented. The presenta­ tions comprised a wide variety of fundamental subjects of mathematics, statistical analyses, physical models as well as engineering applications. Among the subjects discussed are (a) Degree of self-similarity in cascade, (b) Fine-scale structures and degree of Markovian property in turbulence, (c) Dynamics of vorticity and rates of strain, (d) Statistics associated with vortex structures, (e) Topology, structures and statistics of passive scalar advection, (f) Partial differential equations governing PDFs of velocity in­ crements, (g) Thermal turbulences, (h) Channel and pipe flow turbulences, and others.

Contenuti: Preface. A. General and Mathematical. B. Coherent Structures, Intermittency, and Cascade. C. Probability Density Functions and Structure Functions. D. Passive Scalar Advections. E. Vortices, Vorticity, and Strain Dynamics. F. Large Scale Motions, LES, and Closure. G. Thermal Turbulence, and Stratified and Rotating Turbulence. H. Transition Mechanisms. I. Modulation of Turbulence. J. Pipe-Flow and Channel-Flow Turbulence. K. Boundary Layers and Near-Wall Turbulence. Participant List. Index.

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Titolo: IUTAM Symposium on Geometry and Statistics ...
Casa editrice: Springer
Data di pubblicazione: 2010
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