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Laboratory of Turbulence

The Laboratory of turbulence is part of the Department of Physical Hydrodynamics

Head of the Department: Frick Peter Gotlobovich

Phone number: +7 (342) 237-83-22

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Head of the Laboratory of turbulence: Sukhanovskii Andrey Nikolaevich

Phone: +7 (342) 237-83-94

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The Department of Physical Hydrodynamics was created in 2023 on the basis of the Laboratory of Physical Hydrodynamics – one of the four first laboratories of the Department of Polymer Physics of the Ural Scientific Center of the USSR Academy of Sciences

Heads of the Laboratory of Physical Hydrodynamics:

  • 1971–1972: V.A. Briskman, PhD in physics and mathematics
  • 1972–1986: I.M. Kirko, full member of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, Dr. Phys.-Math. Sc.
  • 1986–1991: V.D. Zimin Dr. Phys.-Math. Sc.
  • 1992–2023: P.G. Frick, Dr. Phys.-Math. Sc.

Over its half-century history, the Laboratory of Physical Hydrodynamics has gained broad experience in theoretical, numerical and experimental studies of hydrodynamic problems. The expansion of research topics and applied studies requested the transformation of the Laboratory into a department that integrates turbulence and technological hydrodynamics laboratories.

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The Laboratory of turbulence focuses on fundamental and applied research into turbulent flows of different origins, involving applications for heat exchange problems in astrophysical and geophysical hydrodynamics and in biomedicine. The research team is actively developing methods for laboratory modeling of hydrodynamic processes, including optical methods of flow registration, such as PIV and TOMO-PIV.

Among recent achievements, worthy of mention are the results describing the features of turbulent transfer in stratified media and in spiral flows and the results of modeling general circulation and baroclinic waves in the atmosphere of terrestrial planets. Non-invasive studies of blood flow in humans and introducing innovative methods into clinical practice is a separate research direction.

 

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Theory and models of small-scale turbulence


Frick P., Shestakov A. Russ. J. Nonlinear Dyn. 2023. V. 19. No. 3. P. 321-331
Stepanov R. et al. Phys. Rev. Fluids. 2024. V. 9. No. 6. Article No. L062601

 

Turbulent convection: large scale circulation against the background of small-scale turbulence; convective heat transfer; dynamics of free-swimming heat-insulating bodies


Frick P.G et al. J. Fluid Mech. 2024. V. 979. Article A23
Frick P. et al. Int. J. of Heat Mass Transf. 2025. V. 241. Article No. 126675

 

Geophysical and astrophysical hydrodynamics, dynamic meteorology, space magnetic fields, observational data treatment


Frick P., Pleshkov R. Phys. Rev. E. 2024. V. 110. No. 6. Article No. 064203
Sukhanovskii A. et al. Climate Dyn. 2025. V. 63. N. 1. Article No. 74

 

Non-invasive methods for studying human blood flow microcirculation and development of mathematical methods for biomedical signal analysis


Mizeva I.A. et al. PLOS ONE. 2021. V. 16. No. 5. Article No. e0252296
Mizeva I.A. et al. Biomed. Sign. Proc. Cont. 2024. V. 100. Article No. 107188

 

Experimental methods for the investigation of complex hydrodynamic systems


Sukhanovskii A.N. et al. 2019. Exp. Therm. Fluid Sci. V. 103. P. 29–36
Frick P. et al. Physica D. 2023. V. 455. Article No. 133882