Finite-amplitude thresholds for transition in pipe flow

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 582, Issue , 2007, Pages 169-178

  Peixinho, J ^a   Mullin, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGEBRA; JETS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; VISCOSITY; VORTEX FLOW; WALL FLOW;

FINITE-AMPLITUDE THRESHOLDS; MASS FLUX PIPE FLOW; PUSH-PULL DISTURBANCES;

PIPE FLOW;

ALGEBRA; JETS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PIPE FLOW; VISCOSITY; VORTEX FLOW; WALL FLOW;

AMPLITUDE; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; JET; PIPE FLOW; TURBULENCE;

EID: 34548074486     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112007006398     Document Type: Article

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