Direct numerical simulations of isotropic compressible turbulence: Influence of compressibility on dynamics and structures

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 4386-4407

  Pirozzoli, S ^a   Grasso, F ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMICS; OPTIMIZATION; TURBULENCE;

COMPRESSIBILITY RATIOS; ENSTROPY; TURBULENT STRUCTURES; VORTICITY;

COMPRESSIBILITY;

TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 22544442779     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1804553     Document Type: Article

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