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Kolmogorov-Hinze scales in turbulent superfluids

Quantum Gases 2023-08-08 v2 Fluid Dynamics

Abstract

When a two-component mixture of immiscible fluids is stirred, the fluids are split into smaller domains with more vigorous stirring. We numerically investigate the sizes of such domains in a fully-developed turbulent state of a two-component superfluid stirred with energy input rate ϵ\epsilon. For the strongly immiscible condition, the typical domain size is shown to be proportional to ϵ2/5\epsilon^{-2/5}, as predicted by the Kolmogorov-Hinze theory in classical fluids. For the weakly immiscible condition, quantum effects become pronounced and the power changes from 2/5-2 / 5 to 1/4-1 / 4.

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@article{arxiv.2101.01875,
  title  = {Kolmogorov-Hinze scales in turbulent superfluids},
  author = {Tsuyoshi Kadokura and Hiroki Saito},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2101.01875},
  year   = {2023}
}

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9 pages, 6 figures, 1 movie