Numerical study of the instability mechanism in transitional separating-reattaching flow

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 593-605

  Abdalla, Ibrahim E ^a   Yang, Zhiyin ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Instability; Large eddy simulation; Separated boundary layer transition

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW VISUALIZATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STRESSES; TURBULENCE;

INSTABILITY MECHANISMS; LARGE-EDDY SIMULATION (LES); PLATE THICKNESS;

LAMINAR FLOW;

BOUNDARY LAYER; FLOW VISUALIZATION; INSTABILITY; LAMINAR FLOW; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 3242676260     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2004.01.004     Document Type: Article

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