On the spatial length scales of scalar dissipation in turbulent jet flames

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 596, Issue , 2008, Pages 103-132

  Vaishnavi, P ^a   Kronenburg, A ^a   Pantano, C ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION; JETS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TURBULENT FLOW;

LEVEL-SET METHOD; SPATIAL-FILTERING METHOD;

FLAME RESEARCH;

DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION; FLAME RESEARCH; JETS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TURBULENT FLOW;

DISSIPATION; JET; NUMERICAL MODEL; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 38549180411     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112007009330     Document Type: Article

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