Abstract
The existence of a unique state of turbulent behaviour for sufficiently large but finite Reynolds number (Re) is questioned. Possible experimental manifestations of the nonexistence of fully-developed turbulence are discussed. The present experimental situation is controversial, and systematic studies over a wide range of operating conditions are required to resolve these fundamental issues.
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Goldenfeld, N. (1998). Does Fully-Developed Turbulence Exist?. In: Donnelly, R.J., Sreenivasan, K.R. (eds) Flow at Ultra-High Reynolds and Rayleigh Numbers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2230-9_27
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