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Refined similarity hypotheses for passive scalars mixed by turbulence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 April 2006

G. Stolovitzky ,
P. Kailasnath  and
K. R. Sreenivasan
G. Stolovitzky
Affiliation:
Mason Laboratory, Yale Univeristy, New Haven, CT 06520-8286, USA
P. Kailasnath
Affiliation:
Mason Laboratory, Yale Univeristy, New Haven, CT 06520-8286, USA
K. R. Sreenivasan
Affiliation:
Mason Laboratory, Yale Univeristy, New Haven, CT 06520-8286, USA
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Abstract

In analogy with Kolmogorov's refined similarity hypotheses for the velocity field, two hypotheses are stated for passive scalar fields mixed by high-Reynolds-number turbulence. A ‘refined’ Yaglom equation is derived under the new assumption of local isotropy in pure ensembles, which is stronger than the usual assumption of local isotropy but weaker than the isotropy of the large scale. The new theoretical result is shown to be consistent with the hypotheses of refined similarity for passive scalars. These hypotheses are approximately verified by experimental data on temperature fluctuations obtained (in air) at moderate Reynolds numbers in the wake of a heated cylinder. The fact that the refined similarity hypotheses are stated for high Reynolds (and Péclet) numbers, but verified at moderate Reynolds (and Péclet) numbers suggests that these hypotheses are not sufficiently sensitive tests of universality. It is conjectured that possible departures from universality are hidden by the process of taking conditional expectations.

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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 297 , 25 August 1995 , pp. 275 - 291
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© 1995 Cambridge University Press

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