The role of coherent structures in subgrid-scale energy transfer within the log layer of wall turbulence

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Natrajan, V K ^a   Christensen, K T ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; VORTEX FLOW; WALL FLOW;

COHERENT STRUCTURE; LOG LAYER; WALL TURBULENCE;

TURBULENCE;

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; TURBULENCE; VORTEX FLOW; WALL FLOW;

EID: 33745597863     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2206811     Document Type: Article

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