Visualisation of turbulent spots under the influence of adverse pressure gradients

Experiments in Fluids

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 385-393

  Zhong, S ^a   Kittichaikan, C ^b   Hodson, H P ^c   Ireland, P T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000693927     PISSN: 07234864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003480050398     Document Type: Article

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