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| Title: | Unstable periodic orbits and heteroclinic connections in plane Couette flow |
| Authors: | Gibson, John F.
Cvitanovic, Predrag |
| Keywords: | periodic orbit
heteroclinic connection
plane Couette flow |
| Issue Date: | 10-Oct-2008 |
| Abstract: | Equilibrium, traveling wave, and periodic orbit solutions of pipe, channel, and plane Couette flows can now be computed precisely at Reynolds numbers above the onset of turbulence. These invariant solutions capture the complex dynamics of wall-bounded rolls and streaks and provide a framework for understanding low-Reynolds turbulent shear flows as dynamical systems. We present fluid dynamics videos of plane Couette flow illustrating periodic orbits, a close pass of turbulent flow to a periodic orbit, and heteroclinic connections between unstable equilibria. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1813/11491 |
| Appears in Collections: | Fluid Dynamics Videos
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