Inverse cascade of energy in helical turbulence. (25th July 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Plunian, Franck; Teimurazov, Andrei; Stepanov, Rodion; Verma, Mahendra Kumar
• Is Part Of: Journal of fluid mechanics. Volume 895(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-07-25
• Subjects: isotropic turbulence, -- homogeneous turbulence, -- turbulence simulation; Fluid mechanics -- Periodicals; 532.005
• DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2020.307
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0022-1120

Abstract

Abstract : Abstract : Using direct numerical simulation of hydrodynamic turbulence with helicity forcing applied at all scales, a near-maximum helical turbulent state is obtained, with an inverse energy cascade at scales larger than the energy forcing scale and a forward helicity cascade at scales smaller than the energy forcing scale. In contrast to previous studies using decimated triads, our simulations contain all possible triads. By computing the shell-to-shell energy fluxes, we show that the inverse energy cascade results from weakly non-local interactions among homochiral triads. Varying the helicity injection range of scales leads to necessary conditions to obtain an inverse energy cascade.