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Green, Gerrit ; Vlaykov, Dimitar G. ; Mellado, Juan P. ; Wilczek, Michael:
Resolved energy budget of superstructures in Rayleigh-Bénard convection.
In: Journal of Fluid Mechanics.
Vol. 887
(2020)
.
- A21.
ISSN 0022-1120
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2019.1008
Abstract in another language
Turbulent superstructures, i.e. large-scale flow structures in turbulent flows, play a crucial role in many geo- and astrophysical settings. In turbulent Rayleigh-Benard convection, for example, horizontally extended coherent large-scale convection rolls emerge. Currently, a detailed understanding of the interplay of small-scale turbulent fluctuations and large-scale coherent structures is missing. Here, we investigate the resolved kinetic energy and temperature variance budgets by applying a filtering approach to direct numerical simulations of Rayleigh-Benard convection at high aspect ratio. In particular, we focus on the energy transfer rate between large-scale flow structures and small-scale fluctuations. We show that the small scales primarily act as a dissipation for the superstructures. However, we find that the height-dependent energy transfer rate has a complex structure with distinct bulk and boundary layer features. Additionally, we observe that the heat transfer between scales mainly occurs close to the thermal boundary layer. Our results clarify the interplay of superstructures and turbulent fluctuations and may help to guide the development of an effective description of large-scale flow features in terms of reduced-order models.
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| Item Type: | Article in a journal |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Institutions of the University: | Faculties > Faculty of Mathematics, Physics und Computer Science > Department of Physics > Chair Theoretical Physics I > Chair Theoretical Physics I - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Michael Wilczek Profile Fields > Advanced Fields > Nonlinear Dynamics Faculties Faculties > Faculty of Mathematics, Physics und Computer Science Faculties > Faculty of Mathematics, Physics und Computer Science > Department of Physics Faculties > Faculty of Mathematics, Physics und Computer Science > Department of Physics > Chair Theoretical Physics I Profile Fields Profile Fields > Advanced Fields |
| Result of work at the UBT: | No |
| DDC Subjects: | 500 Science > 530 Physics |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Feb 2022 12:50 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Mar 2024 13:40 |
| URI: | https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/67585 |