Direct numerical simulation of a puff and a slug in transitional cylindrical pipe flow

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 387, Issue , 1999, Pages 39-60

  Shan, H ^a   Ma, B ^a   Zhang, Z ^a   Nieuwstadt, F T M ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LAMINAR FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY; VORTEX FLOW;

DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION; LEADING EDGE; SLUG STRUCTURE;

PIPE FLOW;

EID: 0032671507     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112099004681     Document Type: Article

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