Renormalization group theory for turbulence: Assessment of the Yakhot-Orszag-Smith theory

Fluid Dynamics Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1-6, 1997, Pages 157-172

  Nagano, Yasutaka ^a   Itazu, Yoshihiro ^a  

^a NAGOYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY DISSIPATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW;

KOLMOGOROV CONSTANT; RENORMALIZATION GROUP THEORY; YAKHOT-ORSZAG-SMITH THEORY;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

MODELLING-MATHEMATICAL; NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0042224559     PISSN: 01695983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5983(96)00045-7     Document Type: Article

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