Comprehensive validation of an intermittency transport model for transitional low-pressure turbine flows

Aeronautical Journal

Volumn 109, Issue 1093, 2005, Pages 101-118

  Suzen, Y B ^a   Huang, P G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KINETIC ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TIME VARYING SYSTEMS; TURBULENT FLOW; VISCOSITY;

FREESTREAM TURBULENCE INTENSITY; INTERMITTENCY FACTORS; PRESSURE COEFFICIENT; SPOT GENERATION RATE;

TURBINES;

EID: 17444371317     PISSN: 00019240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0001924000000610     Document Type: Article

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