Time evolution of laminar flow over a three-dimensional backward-facing step

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 721-745

  Chiang, T P ^a   Sheu, Tony W H ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Backward facing step; Laminar flow; Time evolution

Indexed keywords

LAMINAR FLOW; STEP (SURFACE STRUCTURE); THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW;

EID: 0032757815     PISSN: 02712091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0363(19991030)31:4<721::aid-fld897>3.0.co;2-b     Document Type: Article

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