Abstract
The scaling law of a scalar flux spectrum (velocity-scalar cospectrum) in the inertial convective range of passive scalar turbulence under a uniform mean scalar gradient is examined using direct numerical simulation with a resolution of up to 20483 grid points. When the Reynolds number Reλ is increased up to Reλ=585, the scalar flux spectrum tends to obey the power law k−7∕3, as predicted by Lumley [J. Atmos. Sci. 21, 99 (1964); Phys. Fluids 10, 855 (1967)], with a nondimensional constant of Cuθ=1.50±0.08 at Reλ=585. The Reλ effect on the scaling of the scalar flux spectrum is well compensated using the mean molecular destruction of the scalar flux ϵ¯uθ. The Reλ dependence of Cuθ is also compared with the results of previous studies, and its asymptotic state at an infinite Reynolds number is discussed.
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