Scaling of mixed structure functions in turbulent boundary layers

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Jacob, Boris ^a   Casciola, Carlo Massimo ^b   Talamelli, Alessandro ^c   Alfredsson, P Henrik ^d  

^a ITALIAN SHIP MODEL BASIN   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c Università degli Studi di Bologna   (Italy)

^d ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW; PARAMETERIZATION; SCALING LAWS; SHEAR FLOW; TENSORS;

ANISOTROPIC FLUCTUATIONS; CORRELATION TENSORS; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; LOGARITHMIC REGIONS; NEAR-WALL REGION; PARAMETRIZATIONS; TRANSFER MECHANISMS; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYERS; SHEAR SCALE; SHEAR-DOMINATED POWER LAWS;

BOUNDARY LAYERS;

ANISOTROPY; BOUNDARY LAYERS; PARAMETERIZATION; SCALING LAWS; SHEAR FLOW; TENSORS; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 43149097628     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2898659     Document Type: Conference Paper

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