Turbulence topologies predicted using large eddy simulations

Journal of Turbulence

Volumn 7, Issue , 2006, Pages 1-28

  Wang, Bing Chen ^a   Bergstrom, Donald J ^b   Yin, Jing ^b   Yee, Eugene ^a  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Large eddy simulation; Subgrid scale stress; Turbulence topology; Vortex dynamics; Wall bounded flow

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; KINETIC ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; TENSORS; TOPOLOGY; TURBULENT FLOW; WALL FLOW;

LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; TURBULENCE;

EID: 33646227434     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14685248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14685240600596782     Document Type: Article

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