1980s Publications


1989

The fractal geometry of interfaces and the multifractal distribution of dissipation in fully turbulent flows. Pure Appl. Geophys. 131, 43-60, 1989 (with R.R. Prasad, C. Meneveau & R. Ramshankar)

Mixing, entrainment and fractal dimensions of surfaces in turbulent flows. Proc. Roy. Soc. Lond. 421A, 79-108, 1989 (with R. Ramshankar & C. Meneveau)

Scalar interfaces in digital images of turbulent flows. Experiments in Fluids 7, 259-264, 1989 (with R.R. Prasad)

New results on the fractal and multifractal structure of the large Schmidt number passive scalars in fully turbulent flows. Physica D 38, 322-329, 1989 (with R.R. Prasad)

Absolute instability in variable density round jets. Experiments in Fluids 7, 309-317, 1989 (with S. Raghu & D. Kyle)

The turbulent boundary layer. In Frontiers in Experimental Fluid Mechanics, pp. 159-209, edited by M. Gad-el-Hak, Springer, 1989

Measurement of f(α) from scaling of histograms, and applications to dynamical systems and fully developed turbulence. Phys. Lett. A 137, 103-112, 1989 (with C. Meneveau)

Extraction of underlying multiplicative processes from multifractals via the thermodynamic formalism. Phys. Rev. A 40, 4593-4611, 1989 (with A. B. Chhabra & R.V. Jensen)

Direct determination of the f(α) singularity spectrum and its application to fully developed turbulence. Phys. Rev. A 40, 5284-5294, 1989 (with A.B. Chhabra, C. Meneveau & R.V. Jensen)

The fractal facets of turbulence. (In Japanese) J. Soc. Heating, Air Conditioning and Sanitary Engineers of Japan 64, 65-74, 1989. (with C. Meneveau) English original J. Fluid Mech. 173, 357-386, 1986

Three-dimensional imaging of turbulent flows. In Proc. Seventh Symposium on Turbulent Shear Flows, Stanford, CA. 1989.(with R.R. Prasad)

1988

A paradox concerning the extended Stokes series solution for the pressure drop in coiled pipes. Phys. Fluids 31, 1339-1347, 1988 (with R. Ramshankar)

Fractal facets of axisymmetric water jets. Phys. Fluids 31 (Special Section: Gallery of Fluid Motion), 2393-2394, 1988 (with R.R. Prasad)

The fractal dimension of scalar surfaces in turbulent jets. Fluid Dynamics Transactions of the Polish Academy of Sciences 14, 205-219, 1988 (with R.R. Prasad)

Nonlinear dynamics of the wake of an oscillating cylinder. Phys. Rev. Lett. 60, 797-800, 1988; (with D.J. Olinger); reprinted in Chaos II, pp. 493-496, edited by Hao Bai-Lin. World-Scientific, 1990

Multifractal nature of the dissipation field of passive scalars in fully turbulent flows. Phys. Rev. Lett. 61, 74-77, 1988 (with R.R. Prasad & C. Meneveau)

Flat plate drag reduction by turbulence mananipulation. Proc. Ind. Acad. Sci., Series C (Sadhana) 12, 15-30, 1988 (with R. Narasimha)

Singularities of the equations of fluid motion. Phys. Rev. A 38, 6287-6295, 1988 (with C. Meneveau)

Universal dynamics in the wake of an oscillating cylinder at low Reynolds numbers. In Proc. Int. Symp. on Flow Induced Vibrations and Noise: Nonlinear Interaction Effects and Chaotic Motions, pp. 1-29, edited by M. Reischman, M. Paidoussis & R. Hansen. ASME, New York, 1988 (with D.J. Olinger)

1987

The multifractal spectrum of the dissipation field in turbulent flows. In Physics of Chaos and Systems Far from Equilibrium, edited by Minh Doung Van. Nucl. Phys. B. (Proc. Suppl.) 2, 49-76, 1987 (with C. Meneveau)

A simple multifractal cascade model for fully developed turbulence. Phys. Rev. Lett. 59, 1424-1427, 1987 (with C. Meneveau)

Hopf bifurcation, Landau equation, and vortex shedding behind circular cylinders. In Forum on Unsteady Flow Separation, Trans. ASME, pp. 1-13, ed. by K.N. Ghia, 1987 (with P.J. Strykowski & D.J. Olinger)

Extended version entitled: On the Hopf bifurcation and Landau-Stuart constants associated with vortex ‘shedding’ behind circular cylinders. unpublished

A unified view of the origin and morphology of the turbulent boundary layer structure. In Turbulence Management and Relaminarization, pp. 37-61, edited by H.W. Liepmann & R. Narasimha. Springer-Verlag, 1987

Control of acoustically coupled combustion and fluid dynamic instabilities. AIAA Paper- 87-2690, 1987 (with S. Raghu)

1986

Chaos in open flow systems. In Dimensions and Entropies in Chaotic Systems, pp. 222-230, edited by G. Mayer-Kress, (Springer series in synergetics v.32). Springer- Verlag, 1986

The fractal facets of turbulence. J. Fluid Mech. 173, 357-386, 1986 (with C. Meneveau); also translated into Japanese: J. Soc. Heating, Air Conditioning and Sanitary Engineers of Japan 64, 65-74, 1989

Transition intermittency in open flows, and intermittency routes to chaos. Physica D 23, 246-258, 1986 (with R. Ramshankar)

1985

On the fine-scale intermittency of turbulence. J. Fluid Mech. 151, 81-103, 1985

The effect of contraction on a homogeneous turbulent shear flows. J. Fluid Mech. 154, 187-213, 1985

The control of pressure oscillations in combustion and fluid dynamical systems. AIAA Paper-85-0540, 1985 (with B.T. Chu & S. Raghu)

The control of transitional flows. AIAA Paper-85-0559, 1985 (with P.J. Strykowski)

Transitional and turbulent wakes and chaotic dynamical systems. In Nonlinear Dynamics of Transcritical Flows, pp. 59-80, edited by H.L. Jordan, H. Oertel and K. Robert. (Lecture Notes in Engineering, v.13) Springer-Verlag, 1985

Transition and turbulence in fluid flows and low-dimensional chaos. In Frontiers in Fluid Mechanics, pp. 41-67, edited by S.H. Davis & J.L. Lumley. Springer-Verlag, 1985

1984

On the variation of the turbulent Prandtl number is shear flows. Int. Commun. Heat Mass Transf. 11, 497-501, 1984 (with R.A. Antonia & A.J. Chambers)

The azimuthal correlations of velocity and temperature fluctuations in an axisymmetric jet. Phys. Fluids 27, 867-875, 1984

On the scaling of the turbulence energy dissipation rate. Phys. Fluids 27, 1048-1051, 1984

On analogies between turbulence in open flows and chaotic dynamical systems. In Turbulence and Chaotic Phenomena in Fluids, pp. 191-196, edited by Tomomasa Tatsumi. Elsevier 1984 (with P.J. Strykowski)

1983

Stabilization effects in flow through helically coiled pipes. Experiments in Fluids 1, 31-36, 1983 (with P.J. Strykowski)

An instability associated with a sudden expansion in a pipe flow. Phys. Fluids 26, 2766-2768, 1983 (with P.J. Strykowski)

Zero-crossings in turbulent signals. J. Fluid Mech. 137, 251-272, 1983 (with A. Prabhu & R. Narasimha)

Some studies on non-simple pipe flows. Trans. Inst. Engineers, Australia ME8, 200-208, 1983 Also in Proc. Eighth Australasian Fluid Mech. Conf., 1983

Book review: An introduction to error analysis: The study of uncertainties in physical measurements, by J.R. Taylor American Scientist 71, 430-430, 1983.

1982

Laminarescent, relaminarizing and retransitional flows. Acta Mechanica 44, 1-48, 1982

Equilibrium parameters for two-dimensional turbulent wakes. J. Fluids Engg. Trans. ASME 104, 167-170, 1982 (with R. Narasimha)

A test of gradient transport and its generalizations. In Turbulent Shear Flows 3; selected papers from the 3rd international symposium, pp. 96-112, edited by L.J.S. Bradbury, F. Durst, B.E. Launder, F.W. Schmidt & J.H. Whitelaw. Springer-Verlag, 1982 (with S. Tavoularis & S. Corrsin)

Expanded form of the article entitled: Turbulent transport in passively heated homogeneous and inhomogeneous flows.

Statistics of turbulence research. APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Newsletter 1982 (4 pages)

1981

Turbulent transport in passively heated homogeneous and inhomogeneous flows. In Proc. Third Symposium on Turbulent Shear Flows, Davis, CA. 1981 (with S. Tavoularis & S. Corrsin)

Also in expanded form entitled: A test of gradient transport and its generalizations.

Skewness of the temperature derivative in an asymmetrically heated wake. Phys. Fluids 24, 778-779, 1981 (with S. Tavoularis)

Evolution of the centerline probability density function of temperature in a plane turbulent wake. Phys. Fluids 24, 1232-1234, 1981

Decay of scalar variance in isotropic turbulence. Phys. Fluids 24, 1909-1910, 1981

Approach to self-preservation in plane turbulent wakes. AIAA J. 19, 1365-1367, 1981

The effect of cooling rate on binary nucleation. Appl. Sci. Res. 37, 183-194, 1981 (with P.P. Wegener)

1980

Temperature fluctuations and scales in grid-generated turbulence. J. Fluid Mech. 100, 597-621, 1980 (with S. Tavoularis, R. Henry & S. Corrsin)

On the skewness of the temperature derivative in turbulent flows. J. Fluid Mech. 101, 783-795, 1980 (with S. Tavoularis)