Kolmogorov length scale: Difference between revisions
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<math>L_k=\left(\frac{\nu^3}{\varepsilon}\right)^{1/4}</math> | <math>L_k=\left(\frac{\nu^3}{\varepsilon}\right)^{1/4}</math> | ||
where <math>\nu</math> is the kinematic viscosity of the fluid and <math>\varepsilon</math> is the rate of dissipation of turbulence kinetic energy by viscous friction. It | where <math>\nu</math> is the kinematic viscosity of the fluid and <math>\varepsilon</math> is the rate of dissipation of turbulence kinetic energy by viscous friction. It provides the order of magnitude of the scale at which molecular viscosity smoothens (or erases) the fluctuations of velocity. | ||
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| Short definition of Kolmogorov length scale (Kolmogorov length scale) |
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| Kolmogorov length scale [math]\displaystyle{ L_k }[/math] |
This is the common definition for Kolmogorov length scale, but other definitions maybe discussed within the wiki.
[math]\displaystyle{ L_k=\left(\frac{\nu^3}{\varepsilon}\right)^{1/4} }[/math]
where [math]\displaystyle{ \nu }[/math] is the kinematic viscosity of the fluid and [math]\displaystyle{ \varepsilon }[/math] is the rate of dissipation of turbulence kinetic energy by viscous friction. It provides the order of magnitude of the scale at which molecular viscosity smoothens (or erases) the fluctuations of velocity.
