An experimental investigation of symmetric and asymmetric turbulent wake development in pressure gradient

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1725-1745

  Thomas, Flint O ^a   Liu, Xiaofeng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSERS (FLUID); MODELS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; STRESS ANALYSIS; TURBULENCE; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

PLANAR TURBULENT WAKES; PRESSURE GRADIENT; TURBULENT STRESS; VELOCITY DEFECT DECAY;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

AIRCRAFT; CONTROL SYSTEM; FLOW CONTROL; PRESSURE; WAKE;

EID: 2442685250     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1687410     Document Type: Article

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