Continuous mode transition and the effects of pressure gradient

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 563, Issue , 2006, Pages 357-388

  Zaki, Tamer A ^a   Durbin, Paul A ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; JETS; SHEAR FLOW; TURBULENCE; VORTEX FLOW;

BOUNDARY-LAYER TURBULENCE; CONTINUOUS MODE TRANSITION; LINEAR THEORY; PRESSURE GRADIENT; VORTICAL DISTURBANCES;

TRANSITION FLOW;

BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; JETS; SHEAR FLOW; TRANSITION FLOW; TURBULENCE; VORTEX FLOW;

BOUNDARY LAYER; PRESSURE GRADIENT; SIMULATION; THEORETICAL STUDY; TURBULENCE; VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 33748335375     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112006001340     Document Type: Article

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