Turbulence model predictions of strongly curved flow in a U-duct

AIAA journal

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1394-1402

  Rumsey, Christopher L ^a   Gatski, Thomas B ^a   Morrison, Joseph H ^a  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DUCTS; PIPE FLOW; SHEAR STRESS; STRAIN RATE; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW;

ALGEBRAIC STRESS MODELS; CURVED FLOW; U-DUCTS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 0034248207     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.1115     Document Type: Article

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