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Main Author: Dubos, Thomas
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Published: 2023
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.14564
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contents In models of oceanic and atmospheric flows, thermodynamic functions and conservative variables may be defined up to a certain degree of arbitrariness, in the sense that, for a given set of observable quantities such as pressure and temperature, the predictions of the model are insensitive to, e.g. some reference enthalpies, entropies or pressures.Since the compressible Navier-Stokes-Fourier model, regarded as a "mother" fine-grain model, is invariant with respect to arbitrary changes in reference enthalpies and entropies, restricted only by phase change, any coarse-grain model obtained, even conceptually, from it must be invariant at least to the same extent. Upon examination, it is found that the dependence of usual conservative variables to a reference pressure propagates to their fluxes and gradients, and to down-gradient closures based on them.Conversely, closure relationships between adequately defined "reduced" gradients and fluxes of enthalpy and entropy, are guaranteed to lead to invariant models, even with multiple turbulent diffusivities and cross-diffusivities. More work is required to address the invariance of more sophisticated closures, especially shallow and deep convective closures.
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spellingShingle On the thermodynamic invariance of fine-grain and coarse-grain fluid models
Dubos, Thomas
Fluid Dynamics
In models of oceanic and atmospheric flows, thermodynamic functions and conservative variables may be defined up to a certain degree of arbitrariness, in the sense that, for a given set of observable quantities such as pressure and temperature, the predictions of the model are insensitive to, e.g. some reference enthalpies, entropies or pressures.Since the compressible Navier-Stokes-Fourier model, regarded as a "mother" fine-grain model, is invariant with respect to arbitrary changes in reference enthalpies and entropies, restricted only by phase change, any coarse-grain model obtained, even conceptually, from it must be invariant at least to the same extent. Upon examination, it is found that the dependence of usual conservative variables to a reference pressure propagates to their fluxes and gradients, and to down-gradient closures based on them.Conversely, closure relationships between adequately defined "reduced" gradients and fluxes of enthalpy and entropy, are guaranteed to lead to invariant models, even with multiple turbulent diffusivities and cross-diffusivities. More work is required to address the invariance of more sophisticated closures, especially shallow and deep convective closures.
title On the thermodynamic invariance of fine-grain and coarse-grain fluid models
topic Fluid Dynamics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.14564