Direct numerical simulation of turbulence in a nominally zero-pressure-gradient flat-plate boundary layer

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 630, Issue , 2009, Pages 5-41

  Wu, Xiaohua ^a   Moin, Parviz ^b  

^a ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; BOUNDARY LAYERS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); PRESSURE GRADIENT; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR STRESS; TURBULENCE;

BLASIUS BOUNDARY LAYER; BOUNDARY LAYER THICKNESS; DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF TURBULENCES; FLAT PLATE BOUNDARY LAYERS; ISOTROPIC TURBULENCE; THEORETICAL SOLUTIONS; TURBULENCE STATISTICS; ZERO PRESSURE GRADIENT;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS;

BOUNDARY LAYER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; PRESSURE GRADIENT; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR STRESS; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 67650898929     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112009006624     Document Type: Article

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