Measurement of turbulence near shear-free density interfaces

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 334, Issue , 1997, Pages 293-314

  Kit, E L G ^a   Strang, E J ^b   Fernando, H J S ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b Arizona State University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; DISTORTION (WAVES); ENERGY DISSIPATION; TURBULENCE; VELOCITY; WAVE EFFECTS;

DENSITY INTERFACES; INTEGRAL LENGTHSCALES; ROOT MEAN SQUARE TURBULENCE VELOCITY; WAVENUMBER SPECTRA;

CONTACTS (FLUID MECHANICS);

DENSITY; SHEAR FLOW; TURBULENCE; VELOCITY;

DENSITY INTERFACES; FLOW MODELLING; SHEAR-FREE; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0031103879     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112096004442     Document Type: Article

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