In:
Physics of Fluids, AIP Publishing, Vol. 18, No. 7 ( 2006-07-01)
Abstract:
It is shown that the inverse Kolmogorov-Knudsen number, defined as the ratio of the Kolmogorov length scale to the molecular mean-free path increases with turbulence Reynolds number, at constant turbulent Mach number. Despite the increasing range of turbulence spatial scales as the Reynolds number increases, in turbulence, the continuum assumption and the Navier-Stokes equations are an increasingly good approximation as the Reynolds number increases.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1070-6631
,
1089-7666
Language:
English
Publisher:
AIP Publishing
Publication Date:
2006
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