Statistics of ∂u/∂y in a turbulent wake

Fluid Dynamics Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 169-183

  Shafi, H S ^a   Zhu, Y ^a   Antonia, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Intermittency; Non Gaussian statistics; Small scale; Turbulent wake; Velocity derivatives

Indexed keywords

INTERMITTENCY; NON GAUSSIAN STATISTICS; VELOCITY DERIVATIVES;

CYLINDERS (SHAPES); DIFFERENTIATION (CALCULUS); FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL METHODS; TURBULENCE; VELOCITY;

WAKES;

EID: 0031103757     PISSN: 01695983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5983(96)00032-9     Document Type: Article

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