A new kind of hairpin-like vortical structure induced by cross-interaction of sinuous streaks in turbulent channel*

Project supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province, China (Grant No. LQ18A020002), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 41776105), and the Foundation of the Educational Committee of Zhejiang Province, China (Grant No. Y201737053).

Li Jian1, Dong Gang2, †, Zhang Hui2, Chen Zhengshou1, 3, Zhang Zhaode1, 3
       

(color online) Iso-surface values of the vortex structures (Ω = 0.53) and low-speed streaks (u+ = −1.3) in the case of .