Hysteresis in the dissipation in turbulent flows

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Main Authors: Ahmad, M., Mininni, P. D., Obligado, M., Farnsworth, J. A.
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Published: 2025
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author Ahmad, M.
Mininni, P. D.
Obligado, M.
Farnsworth, J. A.
author_facet Ahmad, M.
Mininni, P. D.
Obligado, M.
Farnsworth, J. A.
contents We present evidence of the hysteretic nature of dissipation in unsteady turbulent flows. Wind tunnel experiments and direct numerical simulations in oscillating flows show that, at fixed mean Reynolds number, the dissipation constant is larger for decelerating flows. Consequently, a periodic behavior of the flow produces a hysteresis cycle, whose area scales with a parameter combining the Strouhal number and the relative amplitude of the forcing. This phenomenon can be explained and quantified through the influence of the unsteady term in the Karman-Howarth equation, with implications for a wide range of out-of-equilibrium systems.
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spellingShingle Hysteresis in the dissipation in turbulent flows
Ahmad, M.
Mininni, P. D.
Obligado, M.
Farnsworth, J. A.
Fluid Dynamics
We present evidence of the hysteretic nature of dissipation in unsteady turbulent flows. Wind tunnel experiments and direct numerical simulations in oscillating flows show that, at fixed mean Reynolds number, the dissipation constant is larger for decelerating flows. Consequently, a periodic behavior of the flow produces a hysteresis cycle, whose area scales with a parameter combining the Strouhal number and the relative amplitude of the forcing. This phenomenon can be explained and quantified through the influence of the unsteady term in the Karman-Howarth equation, with implications for a wide range of out-of-equilibrium systems.
title Hysteresis in the dissipation in turbulent flows
topic Fluid Dynamics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.22353