A general two-equation macroscopic turbulence model for incompressible flow in porous media

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 40, Issue 13, 1997, Pages 3013-3024

  Antohe, B V ^a   Lage, J L ^a  

^a Southern Methodist University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAG; ENERGY DISSIPATION; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POROUS MATERIALS; TURBULENCE;

DISSIPATION RATE; EDDY DIFFUSIVITY CONCEPT; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; KINETIC ENERGY; KOLMOGOROV-PRANDTL RELATION; TIME AVERAGING; TRANSPORT EQUATIONS;

TURBULENT FLOW;

INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; MODELLING-MATHEMATICAL; POROUS MEDIA-FLOW THROUGH; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0031240080     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0017-9310(96)00370-5     Document Type: Article

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