Effects of compressibility and heat release on entrainment processes in mixing layers

Journal of Turbulence

Volumn 9, Issue , 2008, Pages 1-12

  Mathew, Joseph ^a   Mahle, Inga ^b   Friedrich, Rainer ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Compressible; DNS; Entrainment; Heat release; Mixing layer

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIBILITY OF GASES; DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION; JETS; TURBULENT FLOW; VORTICITY;

COMPRESSIBILITY; ENTRAINMENT; MIXING; NUMERICAL MODEL; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE;

EID: 50849108140     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14685248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14685240802004924     Document Type: Article

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