Turbulent velocity fluctuations need not be Gaussian

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 376, Issue , 1998, Pages 139-147

  Jiménez, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

TURBULENT VELOCITY FLUCTUATIONS;

TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 0032292227     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112098002432     Document Type: Article

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