Theories of Turbulence

1. Front Matter

   Pages ii-vii

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2. Intermittency in Turbulence

   • Roberto Benzi, Luca Biferale

   Pages 1-76

3. The Problem of Turbulence and the Manifold of Asymptotic Solutions of the Navier-Stokes Equations

   • Friedrich H. Busse

   Pages 77-121

4. Renormalization Methods Applied to Turbulence Theory

   • David McComb

   Pages 123-195

5. From Rapid Distortion Theory to Statistical Closure Theories of Anisotropic Turbulence

   • Claude Cambon

   Pages 197-251

6. Engineering Turbulence Models and their Development, with Emphasis on Explicit Algebraic Reynolds Stress Models

   • Arne Johansson

   Pages 253-300

7. Symmetries and Invariant Solutions of Turbulent Flows and their Implications for Turbulence Modelling

   • Martin Oberlack

   Pages 301-366

8. Back Matter

   Pages 367-373

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The term "turbulence” is used for a large variety of dynamical phenomena of fluids in motion whenever the details of the flow appear to be random and average properties are of primary interest. Just as wide ranging are the theoretical methods that have been applied towards a better understanding of fluid turbulence. In this book a number of these methods are described and applied to a broad range of problems from the transition to turbulence to asymptotic turbulence when the inertial part of the spectrum is fully developed. Statistical as well as nonstatistical treatments are presented, but a complete coverage of the subject is not attempted. The book will be of interest to scientists and engineers who wish to familiarize themselves with modern developments in theories of turbulence. The fact that the properties of turbulent fluid flow are addressed from very different points of view makes this volume rather unique among presently available books on turbulence.

• engineering
• mathematics
• physics
• turbulence research
• flow
• Navier-Stokes equation
• turbulence
• turbulent flow
• fluid- and aerodynamics

• Darmstat University of Technology, Germany

  Martin Oberlack

• University of Bayreuth, Germany

  Friedrich H. Busse

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