Statistical interpretation of the turbulent dissipation rate in wall-bounded flows

Abstract

Statistical analysis was performed for interpreting the dissipation correlations in turbulent wall-bounded flows. The fundamental issues related to the formulation of the closure assumptions are discussed. Using the two-point correlation technique, a distinction is made between the homogeneous and inhomogeneous parts of the dissipation tensor. It is shown that the inhomogeneous part contributes half of the dissipation rate at the wall and vanishes remote from the wall region. The structure of an analytically derived equation was analysed utilizing the results of direct numerical simulations of turbulent channel flow at low Reynolds number.