Vortex tubes in turbulence velocity fields at Reynolds numbers Re λ≃300-1300

Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 6 2, 2004, Pages

  Mouri, Hideaki ^a   Hori, Akihiro ^a,b   Kawashima, Yoshihide ^a,b  

^a METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b Meteorological and Environmental Service Inc   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEMOMETERS; ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; TUNGSTEN; VORTEX FLOW; WIND TUNNELS;

KOLMOGOROV LENGTHS; REYNOLDS NUMBERS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VORTEX TUBES;

TURBULENCE;

EID: 41349103187     PISSN: 15393755     EISSN: 15502376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.70.066305     Document Type: Article

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