Mathematical Analysis of Problems in Turbulence and Turbulent Diffusion with Many Statistical Scales
Abstract
The research program being funded here emphasizes problems in turbulence and turbulent diffusion which are inherently statistical and involve many spatio-temporal scales. One goal of the research is to achieve a better theoretical understanding of turbulent (reaction) diffusion which is crucial for many applications in environmental science and engineering such as the tracking of pollutants in the atmosphere, the behavior of chemical tracers in the ocean and porous media, and turbulent combustion. Other parts of the research emphasize the interaction and generation of both small scales and large scale coherent structure in various anisotropic turbulent flows from both a statistical and deterministic point of view. The approach to all of these issues involves a combination of asymptotic analysis, numerical computation, and theoretical analysis to gain insight into these complex and important phenomena.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1997
- Accession Number
- ADA344180
Entities
People
- Andrew J. Majda
Organizations
- New York University