Two parallel plane jets: Comparison of the performance of three turbulence models

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering

Volumn 212, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 379-391

  Lai, J C S ^a   Nasr, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Free shear flows; Turbulence models; Two parallel plane jets

Indexed keywords

FREE SHEAR FLOWS; TURBULENCE MODELS; TWO PARALLEL PLANE JETS;

ANEMOMETERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NOZZLES; PERFORMANCE; PRESSURE; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR FLOW; VELOCITY;

JETS;

EID: 0032638692     PISSN: 09544100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954410981532351     Document Type: Article

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