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Flow in a Turbulent Trailing Vortex

Govindaraju, S. P. and Saffman, P. G. (1971) Flow in a Turbulent Trailing Vortex. Physics of Fluids, 14 (10). pp. 2074-2080. ISSN 0031-9171. doi:10.1063/1.1693295. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:GOVpof71

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Abstract

The structure of turbulent line vortices is examined. A general argument is constructed to show that the vortex must develop an overshoot of circulation if it entrains fluid at a rate greater than that due to molecular diffusion. A weak hypothesis on the distribution of Reynolds stress leads to the logarithmic profile of Hoffman and Joubert and an estimate of the maximum Reynolds stress. The results of a turbulence model due to Saffman are presented and shown to be poor.


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Additional Information:©1971 American Institute of Physics. Received 5 April 1971. This work was supported by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research AFOSR-69-1804.
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DOI:10.1063/1.1693295
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