Verification testing in computational fluid dynamics: An example using Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes methods for two-dimensional flow in the near wake of a circular cylinder

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1371-1389

  Richmond Bryant, Jennifer ^a  

^a ALION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Circular cylinder; K methods; Near wake; Verification

Indexed keywords

CYLINDERS (SHAPES); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; WAKES; WIND TUNNELS;

VERIFICATION TESTING;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

CIRCULAR CYLINDER; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW AROUND OBJECT; NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL FLOW; WAKE;

EID: 0345763110     PISSN: 02712091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fld.568     Document Type: Article

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