Direct numerical simulation of transitional turbulent flow in a closed rotor-stator cavity

Flow, Turbulence and Combustion

Volumn 69, Issue 1 SPEC., 2002, Pages 35-50

  Serre, E ^a   Bontoux, P ^a   Launder, B E ^b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b Dept Mech Aerospace and Mfg Eng ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Direct numerical simulation; Rotor stator flow; Spectral method; Turbulence; Turbulent shear flow

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFINED FLOW; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; ROTATING DISKS; ROTORS; SHEAR FLOW; STATISTICAL METHODS; TRANSITION FLOW;

DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION; ROTOR-STATOR FLOW; THREE DIMENSIONAL SPECTRAL METHOD;

TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 0036944464     PISSN: 13866184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022467232348     Document Type: Article

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