Study of the near-wall-turbulent region of the high-Reynolds-number boundary layer using an atmospheric flow

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 548, Issue , 2006, Pages 375-402

  Kunkel, Gary J ^a   Marusic, Ivan ^b  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; BUOYANCY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHEAR STRESS; TURBULENCE; WALL FLOW;

ATTACHED-EDDY MODEL; HIGH-REYNOLDS-NUMBER ATMOSPHERIC SURFACE LAYER; NEAR-WALL-TURBULENT REGION; WALL TURBULENCE;

REYNOLDS NUMBER;

NEAR-WALL FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW;

REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER;

EID: 32044454026     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112005007780     Document Type: Article

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