High-Reynolds-number turbulence in a shear-free boundary layer: Revisiting the Hunt-Graham theory

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 484, Issue , 2003, Pages 167-196

  Magnaudet, Jacques ^a  

^a IMFT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; ENERGY TRANSFER; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

TIME-DECAYING TURBULENCE;

TURBULENCE;

LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER;

EID: 0012844596     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112003004245     Document Type: Article

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