Velocity inertial subrange model

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Short definition of Velocity inertial subrange model
The inertial subrange separates the energy-containing production range from the viscous dissipation range.

This is the common definition for Velocity inertial subrange model, but other definitions maybe discussed within the wiki.

Inertial subrange for steady-flows

This theoretical model predicts the spectral shape of velocities in wavenumber space.

ΨVj(k^)=ajCkε2/3k^5/3

Here k^ is expressed in rad/m and Vj represents the velocities V in direction j. Ck is the empirical Kolmogorov universal constant of C = 1.5 [1]. Amongst the three direction, the spectra deviates by the constant aj: [2]

  • In the longitudinal direction, i.e., the direction of mean advection (j=1), a1=1855
  • In the other directions a2=a3=43a1

Inertial subrange for flows influenced by surface waves

Need to add equations and figures from Lumley & Terray[3]

Notes

  1. K. R. Sreenivasan. 1995. On the universality of the Kolmogorov constant. Phys. Fluids. doi:10.1063/1.868656
  2. S.B Pope. 2000. Turbulent flows. Cambridge Univ. Press. doi:10.1017/CBO9780511840531
  3. J. Lumley and E. Terray. 1983. Kinematics of turbulence convected by a random wave field. J. Phys. Oceanogr. doi:"10.1175/1520-0485(1983)013<2000:KOTCBA>2.0.CO;2" "10.1175/1520-0485(1983)013<2000:KOTCBA>2.0.CO;2"