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Phenomenological model for predicting stationary and non-stationary spectra of wave turbulence in vibrating plates

  • T. Humbert
  • , C. Josserand
  • , C. Touzé
  • , O. Cadot
  • Université Paris-Saclay
  • Sorbonne Université
  • ENSTA-ParisTech

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Abstract

A phenomenological model describing the time-frequency dependence of the power spectrum of thin plates vibrating in a wave turbulence regime, is introduced. The model equation contains as basic solutions the Rayleigh-Jeans equipartition of energy, as well as the Kolmogorov-Zakharov spectrum of wave turbulence. In the Wave Turbulence Theory framework, the model is used to investigate the self-similar, non-stationary solutions of forced and free turbulent vibrations. Frequency-dependent damping laws can easily be accounted for. Their effects on the characteristics of the stationary spectra of turbulence are then investigated. Thanks to this analysis, self-similar universal solutions are given, relating the power spectrum to both the injected power and the damping law.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)34-42
Number of pages9
JournalPhysica D: Nonlinear Phenomena
Volume316
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Feb 2016

Keywords

  • Damping
  • Kolmogorov-Zakharov spectrum
  • Non-stationary
  • Phenomenological model
  • Wave turbulence

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