Transition from laminar to turbulent pipe flow as a process of growing material instabilities

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Main Authors: Lahiri, Saptarshi Kumar, Volokh, Konstantin
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author Lahiri, Saptarshi Kumar
Volokh, Konstantin
author_facet Lahiri, Saptarshi Kumar
Volokh, Konstantin
contents In this work, we simulate the transition to turbulence in the pipe flow based on the modified NS theory incorporating the viscous fluid strength in the constitutive equations. The latter concept enriches theory by allowing for material instabilities in addition to the kinematic ones. We present results of comparative numerical simulations based on the classical NS model and the NS model enhanced with the finite viscous strength. As expected, simulations based on the classical NS model exhibit stable laminar flow in contrast to experimental observations. Conversely, simulations based on the modified NS model with viscous strength exhibit instabilities and transition to turbulence per experimental observations. The transition to turbulence is triggered by the growing material instabilities.
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spellingShingle Transition from laminar to turbulent pipe flow as a process of growing material instabilities
Lahiri, Saptarshi Kumar
Volokh, Konstantin
Fluid Dynamics
In this work, we simulate the transition to turbulence in the pipe flow based on the modified NS theory incorporating the viscous fluid strength in the constitutive equations. The latter concept enriches theory by allowing for material instabilities in addition to the kinematic ones. We present results of comparative numerical simulations based on the classical NS model and the NS model enhanced with the finite viscous strength. As expected, simulations based on the classical NS model exhibit stable laminar flow in contrast to experimental observations. Conversely, simulations based on the modified NS model with viscous strength exhibit instabilities and transition to turbulence per experimental observations. The transition to turbulence is triggered by the growing material instabilities.
title Transition from laminar to turbulent pipe flow as a process of growing material instabilities
topic Fluid Dynamics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.06276