THE METHOD OF FUNCTIONALS IN TURBULENCE THEORY,

Abstract

The paper consists of two parts. Part I deals with a formulation of the generalized characteristic functional for random fields. This formulation is a generalization of the theory of Hopf so as to include space- as well as time-correlations of the fields. At the same time, it is shown that the Gaussian functional solution can exist also for our generalized characteristic functional as a counter part of Hopf's solution for incompressible, inviscid Navier-Stokes turbulence. In Part II a general solution is constructed by superposition of the particular solution, slightly modified from what has been found in Part I. Accordingly, the expression for the solution is in terms of a functional integration.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0607643

Entities

People

  • Iwao Hosokawa

Organizations

  • Brown University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Mechanics
  • Turbulence

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Space