Geometry and clustering of intense structures in isotropic turbulence

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 513, Issue , 2004, Pages 111-133

  Moisy, F ^a   Jimenez J ^b,c  

^a Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRONIC SCALES; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FLAT CABLES; FRACTALS; GEOMETRY; INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION; SHEET METAL; STRAIN; VORTEX FLOW;

BOX-COUNTING METHODS; INTENSE STRUCTURES; ISOTROPIC TURBULENCE; VORTICITY;

TURBULENCE;

ENERGY DISSIPATION; GEOMETRY; TURBULENT FLOW; VORTICITY;

EID: 4344682414     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112004009802     Document Type: Article

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