Recurrence of travelling waves in transitional pipe flow

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 584, Issue , 2007, Pages 69-102

  Kerswell, R R ^a   Tutty, O R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL METHODS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR STRESS; TRANSITION FLOW; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW;

TRANSITIONARY FLOW; TRAVELLING WAVES;

PIPE FLOW;

NUMERICAL METHODS; PIPE FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR STRESS; TRANSITION FLOW; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PIPE FLOW; RECURRENCE INTERVAL; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR STRESS; TURBULENT FLOW; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 34547651098     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112007006301     Document Type: Article

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