THERMAL SCIENCE

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Jovan JovanovićORCID

,

Rafaela Hillerbrand

ON PECULIAR PROPERTY OF THE VELOCITY FLUCTUATIONS IN WALL-BOUNDED FLOWS

ABSTRACT
Statistical analysis of the velocity fluctuations is performed for the near-wall region of wall-bounded flows. By demanding that the small-scale part of the fluctuations satisfies constraints imposed by local ax symmetry it was found that the small scales must be entirely suppressed in the near-wall region. This major conclusion is well supported by all available data from direct numerical simulations.
KEYWORDS
turbulence, transition, boundary layer, turbulent channel flows, turbulent drag reduction
PAPER SUBMITTED: 2004-10-05
PAPER ACCEPTED: 2005-04-06
DOI REFERENCE: https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI0501003J
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THERMAL SCIENCE YEAR 2005, VOLUME 9, ISSUE No. 1, PAGES [3 - 12]
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