Transition to turbulence in globally subcritical systems

Paul Manneville (1) , J. Rolland (1, 2)

1 LadHyX - Laboratoire d'hydrodynamique
2 ENS-PSL - École normale supérieure - Paris

Taking the example of plane Couette flow, we discuss our current understanding of the transition to turbulence in globally subcritical systems, pointing out the specificity of the lower and upper parts of the transitional range.

Domains: Physics [physics]; Mechanics [physics]; Fluid mechanics [physics.class-ph]; Engineering Sciences [physics]; Mechanics [physics.med-ph]; Fluids mechanics [physics.class-ph]

Paul Manneville, J. Rolland. Transition to turbulence in globally subcritical systems. 19e Congrès Français de Mécanique, Aug 2009, Marseille, France. pp.S9 Instabilités et Transition, Contrôle d'Écoulement. ⟨hal-01053078⟩