Precessing vortex structures in turbulent flow within rotor-stator disc cavities

Flow, Turbulence and Combustion

Volumn 69, Issue , 2002, Pages 51-61

  Czarny, O ^a   Iacovides, H ^a   Launder, B E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coherent vortices; Disc cavity flows; Turbulent flow

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW PATTERNS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; ROTATING DISKS; ROTORS; VIDEO CAMERAS; VORTEX FLOW;

COHERENT VORTICES; DISC-CAVITY FLOWS; FLOW STRUCTURES;

TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 0036935539     PISSN: 13866184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022471329506     Document Type: Article

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