Convective turbulence in mercury: Scaling laws and spectra

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 516-527

  Camussi, R ^a   Verzicco, R ^b  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

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EID: 0013028369     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.869574     Document Type: Article

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