Scaling of the Turbulence Transition Threshold in a Pipe

B. Hof, A. Juel, and T. Mullin
Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 244502 – Published 12 December 2003

Abstract

We report the results of an experimental investigation of the transition to turbulence in a pipe over approximately an order of magnitude range in the Reynolds number Re. A novel scaling law is uncovered using a systematic experimental procedure which permits contact to be made with modern theoretical thinking. The principal result we uncover is a scaling law which indicates that the amplitude of perturbation required to cause transition scales as O(Re1).

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  • Received 10 June 2003

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.244502

©2003 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

B. Hof, A. Juel, and T. Mullin

  • Manchester Center for Nonlinear Dynamics, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom

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Vol. 91, Iss. 24 — 12 December 2003

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