Spatio-temporal dynamics in pipe flow

D. Moxey

University of Warwick (2011)

@phdthesis{moxey-2011,
  author = {Moxey, D.},
  title = {{Spatio-temporal dynamics in pipe flow}},
  school = {University of Warwick},
  month = oct,
  year = {2011},
  url = {https://davidmoxey.uk/assets/pubs/2011-thesis.pdf},
  abstract = {When fluid flows through a channel, pipe or duct, there are two basic forms of motion: smooth laminar flow and disordered turbulent motion. The transition between these two states is a fundamental and open problem which has been studied for over 125 years. What has received far less attention are the intermittent dynamics which possess qualities of both turbulent and laminar regimes. The purpose of this thesis is therefore to investigate large-scale intermittent states through extensive numerical simulations in the hopes of further understanding the transition to turbulence in pipe flow.},
  month_numeric = {10}
}

David's PhD thesis. Flow through a pipe is either smooth or turbulent, and the transition between the two has been studied for over a century; the intermittent states that carry qualities of both have received far less attention. The thesis investigates these large-scale intermittent states through extensive numerical simulation.