Scaling of the threshold of pipe flow turbulence

Hof, B. and Juel, A. and Mullin, T. (2003) Scaling of the threshold of pipe flow turbulence. Physical Review Letters, 91 (24). p. 244502. ISSN 0031-9007

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Abstract

We report the results of an experimental investigation of the transition to turbulence in a pipe over approximately an order of magnitude range in the Reynolds number Re. A novel scaling law is uncovered using a systematic experimental procedure which permits contact to be made with modern theoretical thinking. The principal result we uncover is a scaling law which indicates that the amplitude of perturbation required to cause transition scales as O(Re-1).

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	PACS 2010, the AIP's Physics and Astronomy Classification Scheme > 40 ELECTROMAGNETISM, OPTICS, ACOUSTICS, HEAT TRANSFER, CLASSICAL MECHANICS, AND FLUID MECHANICS > 47 Fluid dynamics
Depositing User:	Ms Lucy van Russelt
Date Deposited:	22 Mar 2007
Last Modified:	20 Oct 2017 14:12
URI:	https://eprints.maths.manchester.ac.uk/id/eprint/718

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