Probability distribution functions in turbulent convection
- 1 May 1991
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Physics of Fluids A: Fluid Dynamics
- Vol. 3 (5) , 919-927
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.857968
Abstract
Results of an extensive investigation of probability distribution functions (pdf’s) for Rayleigh–Bénard convection, in the hard turbulence regime, are presented. It is seen that the pdf’s exhibit a high degree of internal universality. In certain cases this universality is established within two Kolmogorov scales of a boundary. A discussion of the factors leading to universality is presented.Keywords
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