Predictive capabilities of an improved cubic k-ε model for inert steady flows

Flow, Turbulence and Combustion

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 335-358

  Merci, B ^a   Dick, E ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

transport equation; Cubic k model; Reliability

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CHANNEL FLOW; HEAT TRANSFER; JETS; PIPE FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW; VISCOSITY;

EDDY-VISCOSITY MODEL; TRANSPORT EQUATION;

STEADY FLOW;

EID: 0036983741     PISSN: 13866184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021754324341     Document Type: Article

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