Using cavitation to measure statistics of low-pressure events in large-Reynolds-number turbulence

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1485-1496

  La Porta, A ^a   Voth, Greg A ^a   Moisy, F ^a,b   Bodenschatz, Eberhard ^a  

^a Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering   (United States)

^b ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVITATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PRESSURE FLUCTUATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0034077403     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.870397     Document Type: Article

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