Turbulent shear-layer mixing at high Reynolds numbers: Effects of inflow conditions

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 376, Issue , 1998, Pages 115-138

  Slessor, M D ^a   Bond, C L ^a   Dimotakis, P E ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; MIXING; REACTION KINETICS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR FLOW;

MOLECULAR MIXING; TURBULENT SHEAR-LAYER MIXING;

TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 0032305624     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112098002857     Document Type: Article

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