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Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics

Volume 50, 2018

John Leask Lumley: Whither Turbulence?

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John Lumley's contributions to the theory, modeling, and experiments on turbulent flows played a seminal role in the advancement of our understanding of this subject in the second half of the twentieth century. We discuss John's career and his personal style, including his love and deep knowledge of vintage wine and vintage cars. His intellectual contributions range from abstract theory to applied engineering. Here we discuss some of his major advances, focusing on second-order modeling, proper orthogonal decomposition, path-breaking experiments, research on geophysical turbulence, and important contributions to the understanding of drag reduction. John Lumley was also an influential teacher whose books and films have molded generations of students. These and other aspects of his professional career are described.

Keyword(s): biography, drag reduction, geophysical turbulence, John L. Lumley personal life and style, proper orthogonal decomposition, turbulence, turbulence experiments, turbulence modeling, turbulence theory
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John Leask Lumley: Whither Turbulence?
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