The minimal flow unit in near-wall turbulence

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 225, Issue , 1990, Pages 213-240

  Moin, Parviz ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MODELLING-MATHEMATICAL; OPEN CHANNELS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUID MECHANICS;

DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION; MINIMAL FLOW UNIT; NEAR WALL TURBULENCE; UNSTEADY CHANNEL FLOW;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

EID: 0026143059     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112091002033     Document Type: Article

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