On the motion of gas bubbles in homogeneous isotropic turbulence

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 336, Issue , 1997, Pages 221-244

  Spelt, P D M ^a   Biesheuvel, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY;

FOURIER MODES; KARMAN-RAO ENERGY SPECTRUM FUNCTIONS;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

BUBBLES; DISPERSION; GAS; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0031126368     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112096004739     Document Type: Article

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