Solution continuations/bifurcations with Re

Question: “What happens for higher Re?”
Bifur. with Re

Dissipation rate of a set of equilibrium solutions as a function of Reynolds number.

Equilibrium solutions are robust: they persist for ranges of system parameters.

We have tracked the “lower-branch,” least dissipative equilibria for Re as high as 10,000. Their “higher-branch,” more dissipative cousins become quickly highly unstable and physically less relevant as Re increases.