The self-preserving decay of isotropic turbulence: Analytic solutions for energy and dissipation

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 3248-3250

  Ristorcelli, J R ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY DISSIPATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

ISOTROPIC DECAY;

TURBULENCE;

FLUID DYNAMICS; ISOTROPIC MEDIUM; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0242286612     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1604780     Document Type: Article

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