On the asymptotic similarity of the zero-pressure-gradient turbulent boundary layer

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 616, Issue , 2008, Pages 195-203

  Jones, M B ^a   Nickels, T B ^b   Marusic, Ivan ^c  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; BOUNDARY LAYERS; BUOYANCY; FRICTION; PRESSURE GRADIENT; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE; VELOCITY;

APPROPRIATE VELOCITIES; ASYMPTOTIC LIMITS; CLASSICAL SCALING; FREE-STREAM VELOCITY; FRICTION VELOCITY; MOMENTUM EQUATION; SIMILARITY SOLUTION; ZERO-PRESSURE GRADIENT TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER;

TURBULENT FLOW;

FLOW VELOCITY; FLUID DYNAMICS; FRICTION; PRESSURE GRADIENT; REYNOLDS NUMBER; THEORETICAL STUDY; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER;

EID: 56549108713     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112008004205     Document Type: Article

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