Large-eddy simulation of turbulence in the free atmosphere and behind aircraft

Fluid Dynamics Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1-6, 1997, Pages 1-10

  Schumann, U ^a   Dornbrack A ^a   Durbeck T ^a   Gerz, T ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aircraft emissions; Breaking gravity waves; Contrail formation; Effective diffusivities; Large eddy simulation (LES); Trailing vortices; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION IN GASES; EXHAUST GASES; GAS EMISSIONS; GRAVITY WAVES; JETS; VORTEX FLOW;

AIRCRAFT EMISSIONS; BREAKING GRAVITY WAVES; CONTRAIL FORMATION; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; TRAILING VORTICES;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

AIRCRAFT; ATMOSPHERE; SIMULATION; TURBULENCE;

AIRCRAFT EMISSION; ATMOSPHERIC SIMULATION; CONTRAIL; GRAVITY WAVE; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0031080135     PISSN: 01695983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5983(96)00044-5     Document Type: Article

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