Anomalous memory effect on transport of inertial particles in turbulent jets

The letter focuses on a new phenomenology found in the far field of turbulent-free jets, where small inertial particles exhibit a local concentration peak on the axis. This finding contrasts with the prediction of classical models based on turbulent kinetic energy gradient transport assumptions, whereby particles should move away from the local kinetic energy maxima. This behavior is universal, i.e., it occurs no matter the details of the specific jet, and takes place irrespective of the inertia of the particles. As anomalous signature of the near field dynamics, it cannot be predicted on purely dimensional grounds. A new form of similarity allows to collapse the local particle flux profile on a universal curve.