Dispersion of particle pairs and decay of scalar fields in isotropic turbulence

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 801-813

  Thomson, David J ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; DISPERSIONS; FUNCTIONS; INITIAL VALUE PROBLEMS;

SCALAR FIELDS;

TURBULENT FLOW;

DECAY; DISPERSION; ISOTROPIC MEDIUM; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0037344616     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1540634     Document Type: Article

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