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Energy transfer in turbulent flows behind two side-by-side square cylinders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2020

Yi Zhou Open the ORCID record for Yi Zhou [Opens in a new window] ,
Koji Nagata Open the ORCID record for Koji Nagata [Opens in a new window] ,
Yasuhiko Sakai ,
Tomoaki Watanabe Open the ORCID record for Tomoaki Watanabe [Opens in a new window] ,
Yasumasa Ito  and
Toshiyuki Hayase
Yi Zhou*
Affiliation:
School of Energy and Power Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing210094, PR China
Koji Nagata
Affiliation:
Department of Aerospace Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya464-8603, Japan
Yasuhiko Sakai
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya464-8603, Japan
Tomoaki Watanabe
Affiliation:
Department of Aerospace Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya464-8603, Japan
Yasumasa Ito
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya464-8603, Japan
Toshiyuki Hayase
Affiliation:
Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University, Sendai980-8577, Japan
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†Email address for correspondence: yizhou@njust.edu.cn
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Abstract

Our previous study (J. Fluid Mech., vol. 874, 2019, pp. 677–698) confirmed that two different types of $-5/3$ energy spectra (i.e. non-Kolmogorov and quasi-Kolmogorov $-5/3$ spectra) can be found in turbulent flows behind two side-by-side square cylinders. In the upstream region (i.e. $X/T_0=6$ with $T_0$ being the cylinder thickness), albeit the turbulent flow is highly inhomogeneous and intermittent and Kolmogorov's hypothesis does not hold, the energy spectrum exhibits a well-defined $-5/3$ power-law range for over one decade. Meanwhile, the power-law exponent of the corresponding second-order structure function is 1, which is significantly larger than the expected value, i.e. $2/3$. At the downstream location, i.e. $X/T_0=26$, in contrast, the quasi-Kolmogorov $-5/3$ energy spectrum (and also the 2/3 scaling of the second-order structure) can be identified. Through decomposing the streamwise velocity fluctuations into the spanwise average of instantaneous velocity and the turbulent residual, we demonstrate that the non-Kolmogorov $-5/3$ spectrum at $X/T_0=6$ is caused by the turbulent residual part. To shed light on the physics of the scale-by-scale energy transfer, we resort to the Kármán–Howarth–Monin–Hill equation. At $X/T_0=6$, the expected balance between the nonlinear term and the dissipation term cannot be detected. Instead, the contributions from the non-local pressure, advection, nonlinear transport and turbulent transport terms are dominant. Moreover, because the corresponding flow field is highly intermittent, the magnitudes of the non-local pressure, advection, nonlinear transport and turbulent transport terms are significantly larger than that of the dissipation term. At a far downstream location, i.e. $X/T_0=26$, where the dual-wake flow is fully turbulent and becomes much more homogeneous and isotropic, within a short intermediate range the two dominant terms in the two-point turbulent kinetic energy budget are the nonlinear transport term and the dissipation term, which to some extent echoes Kolmogorov's scenario, albeit the contribution from the large-scale advection term cannot be ignored. By comparing the behaviour of the one-point and two-point energy transfer, it can be seen that the two different energy transfer processes are actually closely related, that is, the similar relative importance of the viscous dissipation and the same role of the non-negligible terms in terms of being a source or sink term.

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Turbulent Flows: Turbulence simulation Turbulent Flows: Turbulence theory Wakes/Jets: Wakes
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 903 , 25 November 2020 , A4
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