Direct numerical simulation of turbulent Taylor-Couette flow

European Journal of Mechanics, B/Fluids

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 552-566

  Pirrò, Davide ^a   Quadrio, Maurizio ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

DNS; Streamwise curvature; Taylor Couette flow; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW CONTROL; FLOW SIMULATION; INTERNET PROTOCOLS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PROGRAMMING THEORY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STATISTICAL METHODS; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW;

CURVATURE EFFECTS; DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION (DNS); FINITE-DIFFERENCE SCHEMES; FLOW STATISTICS; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; PARALLEL COMPUTERS; RADIAL DIRECTIONS; REYNOLDS (CO); ROTATING STRUCTURES; SPATIAL DISCRETIZATION; STATISTICAL QUANTITIES; TAYLOR COUETTE FLOWS; TURBULENT REGIMES;

DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION;

EID: 47549087745     PISSN: 09977546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euromechflu.2007.10.005     Document Type: Article

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