Large-eddy simulation of transition in a separation bubble

Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo

Volumn 3 PART B, Issue , 2005, Pages 1049-1055

  Roberts, Stephen K ^a   Yaras, Metin I ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boundary layer transition; Large eddy simulation; Separation bubble

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER TRANSITION; BREAKDOWN MECHANISM; LARGE-EDDY SIMULATION; SEPARATION BUBBLE;

AIRFOILS; ALGORITHMS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; TURBULENCE;

BUBBLE FORMATION;

EID: 27744432219     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/GT2005-68666     Document Type: Conference Paper

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