Flux Correlations in Supersonic Isothermal Turbulence
arXiv:1209.2164 · doi:10.1017/jfm.2012.470
Abstract
Using data from a large-scale three-dimensional simulation of supersonic isothermal turbulence, we have tested the validity of an exact flux relation derived analytically from the Navier--Stokes equation by Falkovich, Fouxon and Oz [2010 New relations for correlation functions in Navier--Stokes turbulence. J. Fluid Mech. 644, 465]. That relation, for compressible barotropic fluids, was derived assuming turbulence generated by a large-scale force. However, compressible turbulence in simulations is usually initialized and maintained by a large-scale acceleration, as in gravity-driven astrophysical flows. We present a new approximate flux relation for isothermal turbulence driven by a large-scale acceleration, and find it in reasonable agreement with the simulation results.
10 pages, 5 figures, accepted for publication in the Journal of Fluid Mechanics
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