Axisymmetric and three-dimensional instabilities in an Ekman boundary layer flow

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 82-93

  Serre, E ^a   Hugues, S ^a   Crespo Del Arco, E ^b   Randriamampianina, A ^a   Bontoux, P ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; VORTEX FLOW; SPECTRUM ANALYZERS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TURBINES;

EKMAN NUMBERS; PSEUDO-SPECTRAL METHODS;

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW;

ANNULAR CAVITY; AXISYMMETRIC; THROUGHFLOW;

BOUNDARY LAYER MODEL; COOLING SYSTEM; INSTABILITY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW; TURBINE;

EID: 0035241749     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-727X(00)00060-6     Document Type: Article

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