Put and . The eddy viscosity is , since . In the energy equation, advection scales as , turbulent diffusion as , and destruction as . A leading advection–diffusion K-epsilon turbulence front requires , hence
Comparing the leading coefficients then gives . Similarly, the leading coefficients of the dissipation equation give . Their equality implies , where . Combining this with yields
The assumed positive exponents require . Under these values, the omitted destruction terms are indeed higher order, as checked in part (d), so the leading balance is not circular.
The K-epsilon turbulence front has
Its characteristic integral length and the specified frequency scale are
The ratio is an inverse eddy-turnover time. The PDF calls it turbulent vorticity, but it should not be identified with the exact root-mean-square vorticity at dissipative scales, which involves molecular viscosity as well.