Compressible Turbulence: The Cascade and its Locality

Abstract

We prove that inter-scale transfer of kinetic energy in compressible turbulence is dominated by local interactions. In particular, our results preclude direct transfer of kinetic energy from large-scales directly to dissipation scales, such as into shocks, in high Reynolds number turbulence as is commonly believed. Our assumptions on the scaling of structure functions are weak and enjoy compelling empirical support. Under a stronger assumption on pressure dilatation co-spectrum, we show that mean kinetic and internal energy budgets statistically decouple beyond a transitional "conversion" range. Our analysis establishes the existence of an ensuing inertial range over which mean SGS kinetic energy flux becomes constant, independent of scale. Over this inertial range, mean kinetic energy cascades locally and in a conservative fashion, despite not being an invariant.

4 pages, submitted to Phys. Rev. Lett

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