Scaling analysis and simulation of strongly stratified turbulent flows

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 585, Issue , 2007, Pages 343-368

  Brethouwer, G ^a   Billant, P ^b   Lindborg, E ^a   Chomaz, J M ^b  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BUOYANCY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FROUDE NUMBER; KINETIC ENERGY; POTENTIAL ENERGY; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

KOLMOGOROV LENGTH SCALE; OZMIDOV LENGTH SCALE; SCALING ANALYSIS;

TURBULENT FLOW;

ANISOTROPY; BUOYANCY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FROUDE NUMBER; KINETIC ENERGY; POTENTIAL ENERGY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW;

BUOYANCY; FROUDE NUMBER; KINETIC ENERGY; POTENTIAL ENERGY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW; VISCOUS FLOW;

EID: 34547770737     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112007006854     Document Type: Article

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