Relative dispersion in isotropic turbulence. Part 1. Direct numerical simulations and Reynolds-number dependence

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 503, Issue , 2004, Pages 93-124

  Yeung, P K ^a   Borgas, Michael S ^b  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISPERSIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STOCHASTIC CONTROL SYSTEMS; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

ISOTROPIC TURBULENCE; RELATIVE DISPERSION;

FLUID MECHANICS;

DISPERSION; ISOTROPIC MEDIUM; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MODELING; PARTICLE FLOW;

DISPERSION; FLUID FLOW; ISOTROPY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MODEL; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE;

EID: 1842637699     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112003007584     Document Type: Article

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