A strain parameter turbulence model and its application to homogeneous and thin shear flows

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 326-337

  Cotton, M A ^a   Ismael, J O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; MIXED CONVECTION; PRANDTL NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR STRESS; STRAIN; STRESSES;

FLOW TIMESCALES; STRAIN PARAMETER;

TURBULENCE;

CHANNEL; SHEAR FLOW; TURBULENCE;

CHANNEL FLOW; SHEAR FLOW; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0032144311     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-727X(98)10003-6     Document Type: Article

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