A new turbulence model for the axisymmetric plume

Applied Mathematical Modelling

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 709-719

  Dewan, Anupam ^a,b   Arakeri, Jaywant H ^a   Srinivasan, J ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI   (India)

Author keywords

Algebraic stress model; Buoyancy; Entrainment; Intermittency; K model

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; HEAT FLUX; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE;

INTERMITTENCE;

THERMAL PLUMES;

BUOYANCY; MODEL; PLUME; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0031277927     PISSN: 0307904X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0307-904X(97)00096-6     Document Type: Article

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