Isotropic Turbulence with Coupled Microstructures. I: Visco-Elastic Turbulence

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This chapter is devoted to the dynamics of isotropic turbulence in dilute polymer solutions. Governing equations associated to the very popular FENE-P rheological model are exhaustively discussed. The three main physical regimes are discussed in both physical and spectral space, along with associate kinetic and elastic energy cascades.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Laboratoire de Mécanique, Modélisation et Procédés Propres, UMR CNRS 7340, Ecole Centrale de MarseilleAix-Marseille UniversitéMarseilleFrance
  2. 2.Laboratoire de Mécanique des Fluides et d’Acoustique, UMR CNRS 5509Ecole Centrale de LyonÉcullyFrance

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