Experimental investigation of the field of velocity gradients in turbulent flows

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 242, Issue 24, 1992, Pages 169-192

  Tsinober, A ^b   Kit, E ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY GRADIENT;

EID: 0026799539     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112092002325     Document Type: Article

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