Vorticity, strain-rate and dissipation characteristics in the near-wall region of turbulent boundary layers

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 350, Issue , 1997, Pages 29-96

  Honkan, Anant ^a   Andreopoulos, Yiannis ^a  

^a City University of New York   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FLOW MEASUREMENT; STRAIN; VORTEX FLOW; WALL FLOW;

TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYERS;

TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 0031269613     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112097006770     Document Type: Article

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