Lagrangian coherent structures separate dynamically distinct regions in fluid flows

Using filter-space techniques, we study the scale-to-scale transport of energy in a quasi-two-dimensional, weakly turbulent fluid flow averaged along the trajectories of fluid elements. We find that although the spatial mean of this Lagrangian-averaged flux is nearly unchanged from its Eulerian coun...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kelley, Douglas H. (Contributor), Allshouse, Michael R. (Contributor), Ouellette, Nicholas T. (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society, 2013-10-15T15:39:20Z.
Subjects:
Online Access:Get fulltext