Exact results for conditional means of a passive scalar in certain statistically homogeneous flows

被引:7
作者
Ching, ESC [1 ]
Kraichnan, RH [1 ]
机构
[1] Chinese Univ Hong Kong, Dept Phys, Shatin, Peoples R China
关键词
passive scalar; conditional means; statistically homogeneous flows;
D O I
10.1023/B:JOSS.0000033163.33811.5a
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
For a passive scalar T(r, t) randomly advected by a statistically homogeneous flow, the probability density function (pdf) of its fluctuation can in general be expressed in terms of two conditional means: [del(2)T\T] and [del T\(2)\T]. We find that in some special cases, either one of the two conditional means can be obtained explicitly from the equation of motion. In the cases when there is no external source and that the normalized fluctuation reaches a steady state or when a steady state results from a negative damping, [(VT)-T-2\T]=-([\del T\(2)]/ [T-2]) T. The linearity of the conditional mean in these cases follows directly from the fact that the advection equation of a passive scalar is linear. On the other hand, when the scalar is supported by a homogeneous white-in-time external source, [\del T\(2)\T] = [\del T del(2)].
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页码:787 / 795
页数:9
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