Homogenous isotropic turbulence in dilute polymers

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 531, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-10

  De Angelis, E ^a   Casciola, C M ^a   Benzi, R ^b   Piva, R ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DAMPING; NEWTONIAN FLOW; POLYMERS;

DEBORAH NUMBER; DILUTE POLYMERS; HOMOGENOUS ISOTROPIC TURBULENCE; POLYMERIC ADDITIVES;

TURBULENCE;

POLYMER;

EID: 20444472781     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112005003666     Document Type: Article

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