Langevin approach to generate synthetic turbulent flows

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1078-1084

  Marti A C ^a   Sancho, J M ^a   Sagues F ^a   Careta, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SIMULATION; STIRRING; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 0030861205     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.869201     Document Type: Article

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