Physical mechanism of the inverse energy cascade of two-dimensional turbulence: A numerical investigation

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 619, Issue , 2009, Pages 1-44

  Xiao, Z ^a,b   Wan, M ^b   Chen, S ^a,b,c   Eyink, G L ^b,c  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; EXPANSION; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; MERGING; STRAIN; TURBULENCE; VORTEX FLOW; VORTICITY;

DIFFERENT LENGTH SCALE; DISSIPATION MECHANISM; FUNDAMENTAL MECHANISMS; INVERSE ENERGY CASCADES; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; TOPOLOGICAL CRITERIA; TWO DIMENSIONAL TURBULENCE; TWO-DIMENSIONAL NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS;

NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DAMPING; DISSIPATION; ENERGY FLUX; FLUID MECHANICS; FORMATION MECHANISM; NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL MODEL; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW; TWO-DIMENSIONAL FLOW; VORTEX FLOW; VORTICITY; WAVE ENERGY;

EID: 65649142997     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112008004266     Document Type: Article

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