We present a study of Eulerian and Lagrangian statistics from a high-resolution numerical simulation of isotropic and homogeneous turbulence using the FLASH code, with an estimated Taylor microscale Reynolds number of around 600. Statistics are evaluated over a data set with 1856 3 spatial grid points and with 256 3 =16 . 8 million particles, followed for about one large-scale eddy turnover time. We present data for the Eulerian and Lagrangian structure functions up to the tenth order. We analyze the local scaling properties in the inertial range. The Eulerian velocity field results show good agreement with previous data and confirm the puzzling differences previously found between the scaling of the transverse and the longitudinal structure functions. On the other hand, accurate measurements of sixth-and-higher- order Lagrangian structure functions allow us to highlight some discrepancies from earlier experimental and numerical results. We interpret this result in terms of a possible contamination from the viscous scale, which may have affected estimates of the scaling properties in previous studies. We show that a simple bridge relation based on a multifractal theory is able to connect scaling properties of both Eulerian and Lagrangian observables, provided that the small differences between intermittency of transverse and longitudinal Eulerian structure functions are properly considered.

Benzi, R., Biferale, L., Fisher, R., Lamb, D., Toschi, F. (2010). Inertial range Eulerian and Lagrangian statistics from numerical simulations of isotropic turbulence. JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS, 653, 221-244 [10.1017/S002211201000056X].

Inertial range Eulerian and Lagrangian statistics from numerical simulations of isotropic turbulence

BENZI, ROBERTO;BIFERALE, LUCA;
2010-01-01

Abstract

We present a study of Eulerian and Lagrangian statistics from a high-resolution numerical simulation of isotropic and homogeneous turbulence using the FLASH code, with an estimated Taylor microscale Reynolds number of around 600. Statistics are evaluated over a data set with 1856 3 spatial grid points and with 256 3 =16 . 8 million particles, followed for about one large-scale eddy turnover time. We present data for the Eulerian and Lagrangian structure functions up to the tenth order. We analyze the local scaling properties in the inertial range. The Eulerian velocity field results show good agreement with previous data and confirm the puzzling differences previously found between the scaling of the transverse and the longitudinal structure functions. On the other hand, accurate measurements of sixth-and-higher- order Lagrangian structure functions allow us to highlight some discrepancies from earlier experimental and numerical results. We interpret this result in terms of a possible contamination from the viscous scale, which may have affected estimates of the scaling properties in previous studies. We show that a simple bridge relation based on a multifractal theory is able to connect scaling properties of both Eulerian and Lagrangian observables, provided that the small differences between intermittency of transverse and longitudinal Eulerian structure functions are properly considered.
2010
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Rilevanza internazionale
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Esperti anonimi
Settore FIS/02 - FISICA TEORICA, MODELLI E METODI MATEMATICI
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Benzi, R., Biferale, L., Fisher, R., Lamb, D., Toschi, F. (2010). Inertial range Eulerian and Lagrangian statistics from numerical simulations of isotropic turbulence. JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS, 653, 221-244 [10.1017/S002211201000056X].
Benzi, R; Biferale, L; Fisher, R; Lamb, D; Toschi, F
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