Evaluation of scaling laws derived from Lie group symmetry methods in zero-pressure-gradient turbulent boundary layers

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 502, Issue , 2004, Pages 127-152

  Lindgren, Björn ^a   Österlund, Jens M ^b   Johansson, Arne V ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b Aeronautical Research Institute of Sweden   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; CORRELATION METHODS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; FUNCTIONS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

SCALING LAWS;

TURBULENT FLOW;

FLUID MECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRESSURE GRADIENT; SHEAR FLOW; SYMMETRY; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER; WAKE;

EID: 10644249379     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112003007675     Document Type: Article

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