The Onset of Turbulence in Pipe Flow

Shear flows undergo a sudden transition from laminar to turbulent motion as the velocity increases, and the onset of turbulence radically changes transport efficiency and mixing properties. Even for the well-studied case of pipe flow, it has not been possible to determine at what Reynolds number the...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2011-07, Vol.333 (6039), p.192-196
Main Authors: Avila, Kerstin, Moxey, David, de Lozar, Alberto, Avila, Marc, Barkley, Dwight, Hof, Björn
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Computational fluid dynamics
Computer Simulation
Critical points
Critical velocity
Exact sciences and technology
Flow velocity
Flows in ducts, channels, nozzles, and conduits
Fluid dynamics
Fluid flow
Fluids
Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications)
Inlets
Laminar
Laminar flow
Low reynolds number
mixing
Physics
Pipe flow
Pipes
Reynolds number
Shear flow
Sustaining
Transition to turbulence
Turbulence
Turbulent flow
Turbulent flows, convection, and heat transfer
Vorticity
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