On the onset of high-Reynolds-number grid-generated wind tunnel turbulence

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 320, Issue , 1996, Pages 331-368

  Mydlarski, L ^a   Warhaft, Z ^a  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RANDOM PROCESSES; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR FLOW; STATISTICS; VELOCITY; WIND TUNNELS;

KOLMOGOROV MICROSCALE; TAYLOR MICROSCALE REYNOLDS NUMBER; WAVENUMBER;

TURBULENCE;

TURBULENCE; WIND TUNNELS;

EID: 0030207841     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112096007562     Document Type: Article

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