Large-scale and very-large-scale motions in turbulent pipe flow

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 554, Issue , 2006, Pages 521-542

  Guala, M ^a,b   Hommema, S E ^a,c   Adrian, R J ^a,d  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^d Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KINETIC ENERGY; SHEAR STRESS; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; STATISTICAL METHODS; TURBULENT FLOW;

REYNOLDS SHEAR FORCE; REYNOLDS SHEAR STRESS; TURBULENT KINETIC ENERGY; TURBULENT MOTIONS; TURBULENT PIPE FLOW; VERY LARGE-SCALE MOTIONS;

PIPE FLOW;

KINETIC ENERGY; PIPE FLOW; SHEAR STRESS; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; STATISTICAL METHODS; TURBULENT FLOW;

KINETIC ENERGY; PIPE FLOW; SHEAR STRESS; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 33646026444     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112006008871     Document Type: Article

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