Exact invariant solution reveals the origin of self-organized oblique turbulent-laminar stripes

It is known from experiments and simulations that stripes of alternating laminar and turbulent regions can form in plane Couette flow. Here the authors find an exact invariant solution which captures the detail of the spatial structures of these patterns and identifies their origin.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Florian Reetz, Tobias Kreilos, Tobias M. Schneider
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10208-x