Fractal nature of turbulence as manifested in turbulent diffusion
- 1 February 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review A
- Vol. 27 (2), 1266-1269
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.27.1266
Abstract
Scaling concepts and fractal statistics are used to assess the effects of intermittency on the important process of diffusion in fully developed turbulence. Sizable corrections to Richardson's " law" and related laws are found. Reexamination of existent data shows agreement with theory.
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