Turbulence

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Instabilities in Fluids

• Evolution of Bénard Convection with Increasing Rayleigh Number

• Energy Cascade in Homogeneous Turbulence

• Diffusion in Homogeneous Turbulence

• Turbulent Shear Flows

• Turbulence in Compressible Fluids

• Turbulent Behaviour of Non-Newtonian Fluids

• Appendix 12.1 Navier–Stokes Equation: Analogy with Maxwell's Equations

• Appendix 12.2 Series Solution of Navier–Stokes Equation