Computational study of optical distortions by separated shear layers and turbulent wakes

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 625, Issue , 2009, Pages 273-298

  Mani, Ali ^a   Moin, Parviz ^a   Wang, Meng ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Notre Dame   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR CYLINDERS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; REYNOLDS NUMBER; WAKES;

AERO-OPTICAL DISTORTIONS; COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES; FREE SPACE PROPAGATION; RAY TRACING CALCULATIONS; SEPARATED SHEAR LAYERS; SUB-GRID SCALE MODELS; TRANSITION MECHANISM; WAVEFRONT DISTORTION;

SHEAR FLOW;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONVERGENCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; REFRACTIVE INDEX; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR FLOW; TURBULENCE; WAKE; WAVELENGTH;

EID: 67651071548     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112008005697     Document Type: Article

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