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Consistency models have been proposed for fast generative modeling, achieving results competitive with diffusion and flow models. However, these methods exhibit inherent instability and limited reproducibility when training from scratch,…

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We revisit the well-known problem of multiscaling in substances passively advected by homogeneous and isotropic turbulent flows or passive scalar turbulence. To that end we propose a two-parameter continuum hydrodynamic model for an…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2018-05-23 Tirthankar Banerjee , Abhik Basu

Mixing of a passive scalar in the peripheral region close to a wall is investigated by means of accurate direct numerical simulations of both a three-dimensional Couette channel flow at low Reynolds numbers and a two-dimensional synthetic…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2015-05-13 G. Boffetta , F. De Lillo , A. Mazzino

We study mixing and diffusion properties of passive scalars driven by $generic$ rough shear flows. Genericity is here understood in the sense of prevalence and (ir)regularity is measured in the Besov-Nikolskii scale $B^{\alpha}_{1,…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-06-22 Lucio Galeati , Massimiliano Gubinelli

Size segregation in granular flows is a well-known phenomenon: laboratory experiments consistently show that large particles migrate toward silo walls during filling, while smaller particles concentrate near the center. Paradoxically, field…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2025-08-04 Shivakumar Athani , Benjy Marks , François Guillard , Alistair Gillespie , Itai Einav

Multiscale metrics such as negative Sobolev norms are effective for quantifying the degree of mixedness of a passive scalar field advected by an incompressible flow in the absence of diffusion. In this paper we introduce a mix norm that is…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-01-12 Sirui Zhu , Zhi Lin , Liang Li , Lingyun Ding

We use numerical simulations to examine two-dimensional particle mixtures that strongly phase separate in equilibrium. When the system is externally driven in the presence of quenched disorder, plastic flow occurs in the form of meandering…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-13 A. Libal , C. Reichhardt , C. J. Olson Reichhardt

We study the mixing in the presence of convective flow in a porous medium. Convection is characterized by the formation of vortices and stagnation points, where the fluid interface is stretched and compressed enhancing mixing. We analyze…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2018-02-14 Juan J. Hidalgo , Marco Dentz

We derive novel algorithms for optimization problems constrained by partial differential equations describing multiscale particle dynamics, including non-local integral terms representing interactions between particles. In particular, we…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-09-09 Mildred Aduamoah , Benjamin D. Goddard , John W. Pearson , Jonna C. Roden

Over three decades ago the advection-diffusion equation for a steady fluid velocity field was homogenized, leading to a Stieltjes integral representation for the effective diffusivity, which is given in terms of a spectral measure of a…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2024-04-30 N. B. Murphy , D. Hallman , E. Cherkaev , J. Xin , K. M. Golden

We theoretically and numerically investigate the instabilities driven by diffusiophoretic flow, caused by a solutal concentration gradient along a reacting surface. The important control parameter is the Peclet number Pe, which quantifies…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2021-06-09 Yibo Chen , Kai Leong Chong , Luoqin Liu , Roberto Verzicco , Detlef Lohse

In this paper we study the problem of computing the effective diffusivity for a particle moving in chaotic and stochastic flows. In addition we numerically investigate the residual diffusion phenomenon in chaotic advection. The residual…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-11-28 Zhongjian Wang , Jack Xin , Zhiwen Zhang

The interaction between shear driven turbulence and stratification is a key process in a wide array of geophysical flows with spatio-temporal scales that span many orders of magnitude. A quick numerical model prediction based on external…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2021-08-18 M. A. Ahmed , H. J. Bae , A. F. Thompson , B. J. McKeon

The problem of convective instability onset in a horizontal porous channel is explored. The channel's impermeable walls are heated with asymmetric thermal conditions modelled through unequal, but uniform, wall heat fluxes. A stationary…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2025-08-22 A. Barletta , M. Celli , P. V. Brandão

Sampling based on score diffusions has led to striking empirical results, and has attracted considerable attention from various research communities. It depends on availability of (approximate) Stein score functions for various levels of…

Statistics Theory · Mathematics 2026-01-01 M. J. Wainwright

Preserving scalar boundedness is important for numerical schemes used in turbulent compressible multi-component flow simulations to prevent unphysical results and unstable simulations. However, ensuring scalar boundedness for high-order,…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2026-05-13 Ye Wang , Armin Wehrfritz , Evatt R. Hawkes

This work develops scientific computing techniques to further the exploration of using boundary control alone to optimize mixing in Stokes flows. The theoretical foundation including mathematical model and the optimality conditions for…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-02-22 Weiwei Hu , Xiaoming Zheng

Mixing of miscible liquids is an essential process in multiple industrial settings, usually with the intent to homogenize the product. This seemingly simple process is in fact a complex hydrodynamic problem that has a direct impact on the…

Understanding how turbulence enhances irreversible scalar mixing in density-stratified fluids is a central problem in geophysical fluid dynamics. While isotropic overturning regions are commonly the focus of mixing analyses, we here…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2023-04-20 Miles M. P. Couchman , Stephen M. de Bruyn Kops , Colm-cille P. Caulfield

Predicting segregation of granular materials composed of different-sized particles is a challenging problem. In this paper, we develop and implement a theoretical model that captures the interplay between advection, segregation, and…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2014-03-07 Yi Fan , Conor P. Schlick , Paul B. Umbanhowar , Julio M. Ottino , Richard M. Lueptow