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The correlation of Reynolds number effects on profiles of turbulent fluctuations in wall layers is considered. It is proposed that, for some quantities, asymptotic expansions with two terms are needed to represent profiles. The two terms inherently have different scalings. Fluctuation profiles of all three vorticities and all three velocities are discussed.
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Panton, R.L. (2011). Scaling Turbulent Fluctuations in Wall Layers. In: Stanislas, M., Jimenez, J., Marusic, I. (eds) Progress in Wall Turbulence: Understanding and Modeling. ERCOFTAC Series, vol 14. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9603-6_6
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