Statistical structure of turbulent-boundary-layer velocity-vorticity products at high and low Reynolds numbers

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 570, Issue , 2007, Pages 307-346

  Priyadarshana, P J A ^a,c   Klewicki, J C ^a,d   Treat, S ^b   Foss, J F ^b  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Sunflower Networking Group   (United States)

^d Univ of New Hampshire   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; CORRELATION METHODS; KINETIC ENERGY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR STRESS; VELOCITY; VORTEX FLOW;

TURBULENT-BOUNDARY-LAYER FLOW; VELOCITY-VORTICITY;

TURBULENT FLOW;

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; CORRELATION METHODS; KINETIC ENERGY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR STRESS; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY; VORTEX FLOW;

BOUNDARY LAYER; HELMHOLTZ EQUATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR STRESS; STOKES FORMULA; TURBULENT FLOW; VORTICITY;

EID: 33845996603     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112006002771     Document Type: Article

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