Direct measurement of the energy dissipated by quantum turbulence

Bradley, Ian and Fisher, Shaun and Guénault, A.M. and Haley, Richard and Pickett, George and Potts, David and Tsepelin, Viktor (2011) Direct measurement of the energy dissipated by quantum turbulence. Nature Physics, 7 (6). pp. 473-476. ISSN 1745-2473

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Abstract

The lack of a general solution to the governing Navier-Stokes equations means that there is no fundamental theory of turbulence. In the simpler case of pure quantum turbulence, the tangle of identical singly quantized vortices in superfluids at T similar to O may provide a deeper understanding of turbulence in general. The well-known Kolmogorov theory(1) predicts the energy distribution of turbulence and how it decays. In normal systems the turbulent energy is generally only a small perturbation on the total thermal energy of the supporting medium. In quantum turbulence, however, the energy is accessible. A stationary condensate is necessarily in its ground state with zero enthalpy. Thus quantum turbulence accounts for the entire free energy of the superfluid and there are no other contributions. Here, we exploit this property to make the first direct measurement of the energy released by freely decaying quantum turbulence. Our results are consistent with a Kolmogorov energy spectrum with an inferred Kolmogorov constant remarkably similar to those of classical fluids.

Item Type:
Journal Article
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Nature Physics
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?? superfluid he-3-bgrid turbulencefinite channelvelocitymodel general physics and astronomyphysics and astronomy(all) ??
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51208
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21 Nov 2011 10:29
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Yes
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Published
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