Mixing of a conserved scalar in a turbulent reacting shear layer

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 481, Issue , 2003, Pages 291-328

  Pantano, C ^a   Sarkar, S ^a   Williams, F A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; HEAT LOSSES; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RATE CONSTANTS; TURBULENCE;

SHEAR LAYERS;

SHEAR FLOW;

COMBUSTION; FLAME; MIXING; SHEAR LAYER; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0038137384     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112003003872     Document Type: Article

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