A numerical study of turbulent line puffs via the renormalization group (RNG) k-∈ model

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 217-247

  Lee, J H W ^a   Chen, G Q ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Added mass; Environmental fluid mechanics; Jets and plumes; Puffs and thermals; Turbulence modelling; Vortex flow

Indexed keywords

JETS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXING; VORTEX FLOW;

PUFF FLOW; RENORMALIZATION GROUP;

TURBULENT FLOW;

MODEL; TURBULENCE; VORTEX;

ENVIRONMENTAL; FLUID MECHANICS; JETS; PUFF FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW; VORTICES;

EID: 0031925063     PISSN: 02712091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0363(19980130)26:2<217::aid-fld637>3.0.co;2-g     Document Type: Article

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