Critical Point for Bifurcation Cascades and Featureless Turbulence
Canton J, Rinaldi E, Orlu R, Schlatter P (2020)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2020
Journal
Book Volume: 124
Article Number: 014501
Journal Issue: 1
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.014501
Abstract
In this Letter we show that a bifurcation cascade and fully sustained turbulence can share the phase space of a fluid flow system, resulting in the presence of competing stable attractors. We analyze the toroidal pipe flow, which undergoes subcritical transition to turbulence at low pipe curvatures (pipe-to-torus diameter ratio) and supercritical transition at high curvatures, as was previously documented. We unveil an additional step in the bifurcation cascade and provide evidence that, in a narrow range of intermediate curvatures, its dynamics competes with that of sustained turbulence emerging through subcritical transition mechanisms.
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Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETHZ) / Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich
Switzerland (CH)
Royal Institute of Technology / Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan (KTH)
Sweden (SE)
Switzerland (CH)
Royal Institute of Technology / Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan (KTH)
Sweden (SE)
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APA:
Canton, J., Rinaldi, E., Orlu, R., & Schlatter, P. (2020). Critical Point for Bifurcation Cascades and Featureless Turbulence. Physical Review Letters, 124(1). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.014501
MLA:
Canton, Jacopo, et al. "Critical Point for Bifurcation Cascades and Featureless Turbulence." Physical Review Letters 124.1 (2020).
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