Modeling the dynamics of ensemble-averaged linear disturbances in homogeneous shear flow

Flow, Turbulence and Combustion

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 39-58

  Thacker, W D ^a   Grosch, C E ^b   Gatski, T B ^c  

^a Saint Louis University   (United States)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; KINETIC ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; TRANSITION FLOW; TURBULENCE;

HOMOGENEOUS SHEAR FLOW; LINEAR DISTURBANCES; LINEAR STABILITY THEORY; RAPID DISTORTION THEORY; TURBULENCE MODEL;

SHEAR FLOW;

EID: 0033712793     PISSN: 13866184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1009969805726     Document Type: Article

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