Turbulent flow in a conical diffuser: A review

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 318-337

  Azad, Ram S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adverse pressure gradient; Boundary layer; Conical diffuser; Intermittency; Pipe flow; Pressure parameters; Pulse wire anemometer; Skewness and flatness factors of reynolds stresses, instantaneous flow reversals; Turbulent flow; Wall and core layers

Indexed keywords

ANEMOMETERS; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; DIFFUSERS (FLUID); PIPE FLOW; SHEAR STRESS; STRAIN RATE; TURBULENCE;

ADVERSE PRESSURE GRADIENTS; CONICAL DIFFUSERS; FLATNESS FACTORS; HOT WIRE ANEMOMETERS; INSTANTANEOUS FLOW REVERSALS; KINETIC ENERGY; PULSE WIRE ANEMOMETERS; REYNOLDS STRESSES; SKEWNESS FACTORS;

TURBULENT FLOW;

DIFFUSERS-CONICAL; FLUID DYNAMICS; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 0030291899     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0894-1777(96)00091-X     Document Type: Article

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