Recursive renormalization-group calculation for the eddy viscosity and thermal eddy diffusivity of incompressible turbulence

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Volumn 339, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 320-338

  Cao, Yigang ^a   Chow, W K ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Eddy viscosity; Recursive renormalization group; Thermal eddy diffusivity

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; TURBULENCE;

EDDY VISCOSITY; INCOMPRESSIBLE TURBULENCE; RECURSIVE RENORMALIZATION GROUP; THERMAL EDDY DIFFUSIVITY;

VISCOSITY;

EID: 2942594248     PISSN: 03784371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2004.03.029     Document Type: Article

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