arXiv · 1808.02025
A Kolmogorov spectrum for strongly vibrating plates
Abstract
In fluid turbulence, energy is transferred from a scale to another by an energy cascade that depends only on the energy dissipation rate. It leads by dimensional arguments to the Kolmogorov 1941 (K41) spectrum. Remarkably the normal modes of vibrations in elastic plates manifests an energy cascade with the same K41 spectrum in the fully non-linear regime. Moreover, the elastic deformations present large "eddies" together with a myriad of small "crumpling eddies", such that folds, developable cones, and more complex stretching structures, in close analogy with spots, swirls, vortices and other structures in hydrodynamic turbulence. We characterize the energy cascade, the validity of the constant energy dissipation rate over the scales and the role of intermittency via the correlation functions.
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Gustavo Düring, Christophe Josserand, Giorgio Krstulovic, Sergio Rica. 2018-08-06. A Kolmogorov spectrum for strongly vibrating plates. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevfluids.4.064804
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