Large eddy simulations of Rayleigh-Bénard convection using subgrid scale estimation model

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 169-184

  Kimmel, Shari J ^a,b   Domaradzki, J Andrzej ^a  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; MODEL; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 0034049901     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.870292     Document Type: Article

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