Molecular diffusion and viscous effects on concentration statistics in grid turbulence

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 324, Issue , 1996, Pages 25-54

  Borgas, Michael S ^a   Sawford, Brian L ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION FLUCTUATION MEASUREMENTS; DECAYING ISOTROPIC HOMOGENEOUS TURBULENCE; MOLECULAR DIFFUSION; TWO PARTICLE LAGRANGIAN MODELS;

DIFFUSION IN GASES; DISPERSIONS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VISCOSITY; WIND TUNNELS;

TURBULENCE;

EID: 0030263745     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112096007823     Document Type: Article

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