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XVIII.—A Theory to Predict the Transport and Relaxation Properties of a Turbulent Fluid*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 February 2012

J. R. Tyldesley
J. R. Tyldesley
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Glasgow.
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Synopsis

A new approach to the analysis of transport processes in a turbulent fluid is presented In this approach a model is used to represent the detailed fluid behaviour and it is shown that the model has similarities with a Fourier integral representation of the flow field. The model assumes that the turbulent motions can be represented by fluid entities of random size, shape and velocity, and that the large-scale transport processes are the consequences of the creation, decay and mutual interaction of the individual entities. The effects of this are analysed and it is shown how the diffusivities for vector and scalar quantities can be determined in terms of properties of the turbulence. The theory is applied in both bounded and free turbulent flows and it is shown that the predicted diffusivity ratios compare favourably with experimental data. Relaxation phenomena are also investigated and the memory function for stress and thermal relaxation is determined. It is concluded that the model provides a most useful framework for the analysis of turbulence phenomena and that its diverse and accurate predictions make it a powerful research tool.

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Research Article
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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Section A: Mathematics , Volume 68 , Issue 4 , 1970 , pp. 271 - 297
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1970

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