A mathematical model for the scaling of turbulence.

Barenblatt, Grigory Isaakovich; Chorin, Alexandre J · Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A · 2004

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

We present a simple physical model of turbulent wall-bounded shear flows that reveals exactly the scaling properties we had previously obtained by similarity considerations. The significance of our results for the understanding of turbulence is pointed out.