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Localized vortex/Tollmien–Schlichting wave interaction states in plane Poiseuille flow

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2016

L. J. Dempsey ,
K. Deguchi ,
P. Hall  and
A. G. Walton
L. J. Dempsey
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK
K. Deguchi
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK
P. Hall
Affiliation:
School of Mathematical Sciences, Monash University, Victoria 3800, Australia
A. G. Walton*
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK
*
†Email address for correspondence: a.walton@imperial.ac.uk
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Abstract

Strongly nonlinear three-dimensional interactions between a roll–streak structure and a Tollmien–Schlichting wave in plane Poiseuille flow are considered in this study. Equations governing the interaction at high Reynolds number originally derived by Bennett et al. (J. Fluid Mech., vol. 223, 1991, pp. 475–495) are solved numerically. Travelling wave states bifurcating from the lower branch linear neutral point are tracked to finite amplitudes, where they are observed to localize in the spanwise direction. The nature of the localization is analysed in detail near the relevant spanwise locations, revealing the presence of a singularity which slowly develops in the governing interaction equations as the amplitude of the motion is increased. Comparisons with the full Navier–Stokes equations demonstrate that the finite Reynolds number solutions gradually approach the numerical asymptotic solutions with increasing Reynolds number.

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Nonlinear Dynamical Systems: Bifurcation Instability: Nonlinear instability Instability: Transition to turbulence

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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 791 , 25 March 2016 , pp. 97 - 121
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