Relaminarization mechanisms of turbulent channel flow at low Reynolds numbers

Flow, Turbulence and Combustion

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 193-213

  Iida, O ^a   Nagano, Y ^a  

^a NAGOYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRICTION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR STRESS; STATISTICAL METHODS; VORTEX FLOW;

DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION; RELAMINARIZATION MECHANISMS; REYNOLDS SHEAR STRESS; TURBULENT CHANNEL FLOW; TURBULENT SKIN FRICTION;

TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 0032228596     PISSN: 13866184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009999606355     Document Type: Article

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