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
       

Magnified part of Fig. 4 from t+ = 0 to t+ = 800 in the case of SDT and .