
What is the mystery of turbulence? - Physics Stack Exchange
Mar 11, 2013 · What is called turbulence are precisely those states where the flow is irregular. However as this transition to turbulence depends on the constituents and parameters of the …
What are the length and time scales in turbulence?
Oct 1, 2013 · I haven't been able to understand what are does someone mean by length and time scales, while talking about turbulence. Can someone explain it?
Why is turbulence dissipation $\epsilon$ defined this way?
Oct 3, 2020 · This term is turbulence kinetic energy dissipation rate $\epsilon$, which represents the rate at which Kolmogorov eddies energy is converted back into the flow’s internal energy. I …
Taylor's hypothesis in turbulence - Physics Stack Exchange
Feb 12, 2022 · The "Taylor Hypothesis" is founded on the idea that the changes observed in any given measured in the propagate at speeds much much less than the bulk flow speed of the …
turbulence - Physical Explanation for "Kolmogorov -5/3 spectrum" …
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What does “eddy” mean in turbulence? - Physics Stack Exchange
Sep 26, 2022 · a newbie in turbulence study, very confused about the concept of eddy, I feel the word "eddy" having two meanings in fluid-mechanics maybe more and i'm not sure …
Estimating Aircraft Turbulence Severity from Velocity and …
Feb 21, 2025 · Define “turbulence”. When I’m on a plane and they say “we’re gonna go through some turbulence”, I usually think of high-amplitude oscillations in acceleration on me as what’s …
fluid dynamics - What is enstrophy? - Physics Stack Exchange
Note that the vortex stretching -> turbulence cascade connection in the enstrophy -> vortex stretching -> turbulence cascade is a jump I made, not the text. Not sure how valid it is, iirc it's …
how to determine if a vortex is laminar or turbulent
How do I determine if the vortex so formed is laminar or turbulent? The flow in your case will have some 'lamina' features and be fully turbulent. To establish the dominating factor in this case …
What causes wind gusts? - Physics Stack Exchange
Dec 26, 2022 · In this Wikipedia article, Turbulence is caused by excessive kinetic energy in parts of a fluid flow, which overcomes the damping effect of the fluid's viscosity. For this reason …