Kolmogorov-Hinze Scales in Turbulent Superfluids
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. For the strongly immiscible condition, the typical domain size is shown to be proportional to ε^{-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 to -1/4.
Authors
- Hiroki Saito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3234-103X)
- Tsuyoshi Kadokura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1270-1800)
Institutions
- University of Electro-Communications (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical Review Letters
- Published
- 2024-12-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.133.256001
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.68
Funders
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science