Coherent structure of the convective boundary layer derived from large-eddy simulations

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 200, Issue D11, 1989, Pages 511-562

  Schmidt, Helmut ^a   Schumann, Ulrich ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT TRANSFER--CONVECTION; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES--NUMERICAL METHODS;

CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; LARGE-EDDY SIMULATIONS;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

EID: 0024627994     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112089000753     Document Type: Article

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