Theoretical principles of turbulence and a simple example of turbulent flow

The theoretical principles of turbulence are developed on the basis of the kinetic theory of gases. The system of kinetic equations obtained in an earlier study (Struminskii, 1985) is solved here using a new method which significantly differs from the Chapman-Enskog method. By using the new method the problem is reduced to that of solving a generalized aerohydrodynamic system of equations for flow parameters characterizing the motion of individual groups of molecules. A simple example is presented which supports the validity of the approach proposed here.