Effect of buoyancy on the dynamics of a turbulent boundary layer laden with microbubbles

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 559, Issue , 2006, Pages 307-334

  Aliseda, A ^a   Lasheras, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW; VISCOUS FLOW;

BUBBLE VOID FRACTIONS; MICROBUBBLES; SECONDARY FLOW;

BUOYANCY;

BOUNDARY LAYERS; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); BUOYANCY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW; VISCOUS FLOW;

AIR BUBBLE; BOUNDARY LAYER; BUOYANCY; NUMERICAL MODEL; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 33746378342     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112006000474     Document Type: Article

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