Turbulence research at large Reynolds numbers using high resolution DNS

Wind, water flowing in a river, ocean currents, and air motion behind a moving car are very familiar to us, and we know that they are always turbulent flows, because the velocity and pressure of the fluid fluctuate with time and position and the flow pattern is random. Humans recognized fluid motion in antiquity; they utilized this motion and recorded it in various ways, such as in paintings by Hokusai Katsusika and Leonard da Vinci, and in literature. Nowadays, the importance of turbulence in scientific, engineering, and environmental contexts, such as in weather prediction, aircraft design, and air pollution, is widely recognized.