Simple model for the turbulent mixinq width at an ablating surface

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 522-535

  Cherfils, Catherine ^a,b   Mikaelian, Karnig O ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b CEA DIF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION MODELS; MIXING(LIQUID/LIQUID; TURBULENT;

EID: 0029672295     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.868805     Document Type: Article

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