Numerical investigation of the entrainment and mixing processes in neutral and stably-stratified mixing layers

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 162-185

  Cortesi, A B ^a,d   Smith, B L ^a   Yadigaroglu, G ^b   Banerjee, S ^c  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c University of California   (United States)

^d ABB CORPORATE RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 5844227738     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.869910     Document Type: Article

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