Singular PDFs of a dispersing scalar in turbulence

Flow, Turbulence and Combustion

Volumn 72, Issue 2-4 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 273-285

  Chatwin, P C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evolution of PDF; Modelling PDF; PDF; Scalar dispersion

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXING; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; PROBLEM SOLVING; STATISTICAL METHODS; TURBULENT FLOW;

MASS CONSERVATION; MOLECULAR MIXING; SCALAR DISPERSION; SINGLE DELTA FUNCTION;

TURBULENCE;

EID: 5744240649     PISSN: 13866184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:APPL.0000044415.71072.3b     Document Type: Article

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