Strong interactions between free-surface aeration and turbulence in an open channel flow

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 525-535

  Chanson, Hubert ^a   Toombes, Luke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Experiments; Free surface aeration; Interfacial properties; Open channel flow; Staircase chute; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

AIR; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); SURFACE PROPERTIES; TURBULENT FLOW; WATER AERATION;

FREE-SURFACE AERATION;

CHANNEL CAPACITY;

AERATION; CHANNEL FLOW; OPEN CHANNEL; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0037404699     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0894-1777(02)00266-2     Document Type: Article

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