Mixed velocity-passive scalar statistics in high-Reynolds-number turbulence

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 475, Issue , 2003, Pages 173-203

  Mydlarski, L ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; HEAT FLUX; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STATISTICS;

QUASI-ISOTROPIC GRID TURBULENCE;

TURBULENCE;

FLOW VELOCITY; PASSIVE SCALAR; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0037464974     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112002002756     Document Type: Article

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