Fully Coupled Two-Fluid Dynamics in Superfluid He 4: Anomalous Anisotropic Velocity Fluctuations in Counterflow

Satoshi Yui, Hiromichi Kobayashi, Makoto Tsubota, Wei Guo

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Abstract

We investigate the thermal counterflow of the superfluid He4 by numerically simulating three-dimensional fully coupled dynamics of the two fluids, namely quantized vortices and a normal fluid. We analyze the velocity fluctuations of the laminar normal fluid arising from the mutual friction with the quantum turbulence of the superfluid component. The streamwise fluctuations exhibit higher intensity and longer-range autocorrelation, as compared to transverse ones. The anomalous fluctuations are consistent with visualization experiments [Mastracci et al., Phys. Rev. Fluids 4, 083305 (2019)PLFHBR2469-990X10.1103/PhysRevFluids.4.083305], and our results confirm their analysis with simple models on the anisotropic fluctuations. This success validates the model of the fully coupled dynamics and paves the way for solving some outstanding problems in this two-fluid system.

Original languageEnglish
Article number155301
JournalPhysical review letters
Volume124
Issue number15
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020 Apr 17

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physics and Astronomy(all)

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