Examination of hypotheses in the Kolmogorov refined turbulence theory through high-resolution simulations. Part 1. Velocity field

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 309, Issue , 1996, Pages 113-156

  Wang, Lian Ping ^a   Chen, Shiyi ^b   Brasseur, James G ^c   Wyngaard, John C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b IBM T J WATSON RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS; TURBULENCE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; PROBABILITY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE; VELOCITY;

HYPOTHESES; KOLMOGOROV CONSTANT; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; NAVIER-STOKES SIMULATION; TURBULENCE THEORY;

TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 0030085386     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112096001589     Document Type: Article

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