On depression of nonlinearity in turbulence

Authors
Tsinober, A Ortenberg, M Shtilman, L
Citation
A. Tsinober et al., On depression of nonlinearity in turbulence, PHYS FLUIDS, 11(8), 1999, pp. 2291-2297
Citations number
35
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICS OF FLUIDS
ISSN journal
10706631 → ACNP
Volume
11
Issue
8
Year of publication
1999
Pages
2291 - 2297
Database
ISI
SICI code
1070-6631(199908)11:8<2291:ODONIT>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
A comparison is made of the behavior of nonlinearities in regions dominated by enstrophy and strain. It is shown that nonlinear processes like enstrop hy production (and many others) are strongly depressed in regions dominated by enstrophy as compared to those dominated by strain. (C) 1999 American I nstitute of Physics. [S1070-6631(99)01508-1].