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    Large-scale amplitude modulation of the small-scale structures in turbulent boundary layers

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    Mathis, R; Hutchins, N; Marusic, I
    Date
    2009-06-10
    Source Title
    Journal of Fluid Mechanics
    Publisher
    CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
    University of Melbourne Author/s
    Mathis, Romain; Hutchins, Nicholas; Marusic, Ivan
    Affiliation
    Department of Mechanical Engineering, Melbourne School of Engineering
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    Mathis, R., Hutchins, N. & Marusic, I. (2009). Large-scale amplitude modulation of the small-scale structures in turbulent boundary layers. JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS, 628, pp.311-337. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022112009006946.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/11343/32979
    DOI
    10.1017/S0022112009006946
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    © 2009 Cambridge University Press. Online edition of the journal is available at http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=FLM

    Abstract
    <jats:p>In this paper we investigate the relationship between the large- and small-scale energy-containing motions in wall turbulence. Recent studies in a high-Reynolds-number turbulent boundary layer (Hutchins &amp; Marusic, <jats:italic>Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond</jats:italic>. A, vol. 365, 2007<jats:italic>a</jats:italic>, pp. 647–664) have revealed a possible influence of the large-scale boundary-layer motions on the small-scale near-wall cycle, akin to a pure amplitude modulation. In the present study we build upon these observations, using the Hilbert transformation applied to the spectrally filtered small-scale component of fluctuating velocity signals, in order to quantify the interaction. In addition to the large-scale log-region structures superimposing a footprint (or mean shift) on the near-wall fluctuations (Townsend, <jats:italic>The Structure of Turbulent Shear Flow</jats:italic>, 2nd edn., 1976, Cambridge University Press; Metzger &amp; Klewicki, <jats:italic>Phys. Fluids</jats:italic>, vol. 13, 2001, pp. 692–701.), we find strong supporting evidence that the small-scale structures are subject to a high degree of amplitude modulation seemingly originating from the much larger scales that inhabit the log region. An analysis of the Reynolds number dependence reveals that the amplitude modulation effect becomes progressively stronger as the Reynolds number increases. This is demonstrated through three orders of magnitude in Reynolds number, from laboratory experiments at <jats:italic>Re</jats:italic><jats:sub>τ</jats:sub> ~ 10<jats:sup>3</jats:sup>–10<jats:sup>4</jats:sup> to atmospheric surface layer measurements at <jats:italic>Re</jats:italic><jats:sub>τ</jats:sub> ~ 10<jats:sup>6</jats:sup>.</jats:p>
    Keywords
    wall turbulence; turbulent boundary layers; amplitude modulation; Reynolds number

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