Direct numerical simulations of passive scalars with Pr > 1 advected by turbulent flow

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 343, Issue , 1997, Pages 111-130

  Bogucki, Darek ^a   Domaradzki, J Andrzej ^a   Yeung, P K ^b  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; PRANDTL NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

BATCHELOR SCALING; KOLGOMOROV SCALING; PASSIVE SCALARS;

TURBULENT FLOW;

ADVECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; TURBULENT FLOW;

ADVECTION; FLOW MODELLING; PASSIVE SCALAR; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 0031177678     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112097005727     Document Type: Article

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