Numerical determination of turbulent fractal dimensions

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2661-2670

  Nicolleau, F ^a,b  

^a ECOLE CENTRALE DE LYON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTALS; NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS; SIMULATION; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0030465085     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.869052     Document Type: Article

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