Edge turbulence scaling with shear flow
- 1 June 1992
- journal article
- letter
- Published by AIP Publishing in Physics of Fluids B: Plasma Physics
- Vol. 4 (6), 1385-1387
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.860095
Abstract
A formula relating turbulence levels with arbitrary shear flow is derived. When the diffusion coefficient is made a functional of the corresponding turbulence level, it is found that the scaling laws governing turbulence suppression are considerably modified. The results are compared with known formulas in various limiting cases, indicating that turbulence suppression mainly pertains in the moderate shear flow regime. The results also show that a flattened (steep) radial equilibrium gradient tends to enhance (eliminate) turbulence suppression due to the shear flow.Keywords
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