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Turbulent spots in channel flows. (English) Zbl 0793.76047

A number of investigations into the formation and development of turbulent spots in plane Poiseuille, plane Couette and watertable flows are reviewed. Three main observations are drawn from this work. Firstly, the initial development is associated with the transient growth due to the three-dimensional lift-up effect. Secondly, the spreading and propagation velocities of the different spots are quite similar. Thirdly, the velocity field inside the spots shows essentially all the characteristics of fully developed turbulent flow, albeit at low Reynolds numbers.

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76F10 Shear flows and turbulence
76-02 Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to fluid mechanics
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