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compressible turbulence, turbulence theory
Abstract:
We derive from first principles analytic relations for the second- and third-order moments
of m, the spatial gradient of fluid velocity u, m = ∇u, in compressible turbulence, which
generalize known relations in incompressible flows. These relations, although derived
for homogeneous flows, hold approximately for a mixing layer. We also discuss how to
apply these relations to determine all the second- and third-order moments of the velocity
gradient experimentally for isotropic compressible turbulence.