Turbulence over a compliant surface: Numerical simulation and analysis

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 478, Issue , 2003, Pages 11-34

  Xu, S ^a   Rempfer, D ^b   Lumley, J ^a  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

^b Illinois Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAG; FRICTION; TURBULENT FLOW; WALL FLOW;

COMPLIANT SURFACES;

TURBULENCE;

FLOW OVER SURFACE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0037430109     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112002003324     Document Type: Article

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