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Cambridge University Press, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, (813)

DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2017.1

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Asymptotic solution for high-vorticity regions in incompressible three-dimensional Euler equations

Journal article published in 2017 by D. S. Agafontsev ORCID, E. A. Kuznetsov, A. A. Mailybaev
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Abstract

Incompressible three-dimensional Euler equations develop high vorticity in very thin pancake-like regions from generic large-scale initial conditions. In this work, we propose an exact solution of the Euler equations for the asymptotic pancake evolution. This solution combines a shear flow aligned with an asymmetric straining flow, and is characterized by a single asymmetry parameter and an arbitrary transversal vorticity profile. The analysis is based on detailed comparison with numerical simulations performed using a pseudospectral method in anisotropic grids of up to $972\times 2048\times 4096$.