Dependence on the initial conditions of scalar mixing in the turbulent wake of a circular cylinder

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 3161-3172

  Beaulac, S ^a   Mydlarski, L ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYLINDERS (SHAPES); MIXING; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; WIRE;

CIRCULAR CYLINDERS; SCALAR MIXING;

WAKES;

CIRCULAR CYLINDER; MIXING; TURBULENT FLOW; WAKE;

EID: 4344565646     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1766033     Document Type: Article

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