Large eddy simulation and experimental studies of a confined turbulent swirling flow

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 3306-3324

  Wang, P ^a   Bai, X S ^a   Wessman, M ^a   Klingmann, J ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; LASER DOPPLER VELOCIMETERS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

LARGE EDDY SIMULATIONS (LES); TURBULENCE STRUCTURES;

TURBULENT FLOW;

FLOW MEASUREMENT; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; LASER DOPPLER VELOCIMETER; SWIRLING FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW; VORTEX BREAKDOWN;

EID: 4544387735     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1769420     Document Type: Article

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