Turbulent flow in a converging channel: Effect of contraction and return to isotropy

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 560, Issue , 2006, Pages 437-448

  Beown, Matthew L ^a,d   Parsheh, Mehran ^b   Aidun, Cyrus K ^c  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d Procter and Gamble Company   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; KINETIC ENERGY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TENSORS; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW;

ISOTROPY; REYNOLDS-STRESS ANISOTROPY TENSOR; TRANSPORT EQUATION;

CHANNEL FLOW;

ANISOTROPY; CHANNEL FLOW; KINETIC ENERGY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TENSORS; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW;

CHANNEL FLOW; FLOW MEASUREMENT; KINETIC ENERGY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STREAMFLOW; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 33748281154     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112006000449     Document Type: Article

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