Length-scale distribution functions and conditional means for various fields in turbulence

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 608, Issue , 2008, Pages 113-138

  Wang, Lipo ^a   Peters, Norbert ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; KINETIC ENERGY; KINETICS; TURBULENCE; VELOCITY; VISCOUS FLOW;

ATTACHMENT PROCESS; DISSIPATION ELEMENTS; ENGINEERING CALCULATION; KOLMOGOROV SCALING; SHEAR TURBULENCES; TURBULENT KINETIC ENERGY; VELOCITY GRADIENTS; VISCOUS DISSIPATION;

DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS;

DISSIPATION; FLOW VELOCITY; KINETIC ENERGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; TURBULENCE; VORTICITY;

EID: 47949128714     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112008002139     Document Type: Article

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