A numerical study of the turbulent Ekman layer

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 213, Issue , 1990, Pages 313-348

  Coleman, G N ^a   Spalart, P R ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAG COEFFICIENT; EKMAN LAYER; NAVIER STOKES EQUATION; NUMERICAL STUDY; SHEAR STRESS; TURBULENCE;

AERODYNAMICS--TURBULENT; FLUIDS--VISCOSITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRESSES--SHEAR; SURFACES--FRICTION;

EKMAN LAYER; NOVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

EID: 0025416829     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112090002348     Document Type: Article

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