Lazy plumes

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 533, Issue , 2005, Pages 329-338

  Hunt, G R ^a   Kaye, N B ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR ENTRAINMENT; BUOYANCY; CONSERVATION; FLUXES; THERMAL PLUMES;

BUOYANCY FLUX; CONSTANT ENTRAINMENT COEFFICIENTS; LAZY PLUMES; QUIESCENT ENVIRONMENTS;

TURBULENCE;

BUOYANCY; FLUID MECHANICS; MOMENTUM TRANSFER; PLUME; TURBULENCE;

EID: 22144450266     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002211200500457X     Document Type: Article

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