A comparison of turbulent pipe, channel and boundary layer flows

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 632, Issue , 2009, Pages 431-442

  Monty, J P ^a   Hutchins, N ^a   Ng, H C H ^a   Marusic, I ^a   Chong, M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; BOUNDARY LAYERS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW;

ENERGY SPECTRA; MEASUREMENT RESOLUTION; NEAR-WALL REGION; STREAM-WISE VELOCITIES; STRUCTURAL DIFFERENCES; ZERO-PRESSURE GRADIENT TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER;

SHEAR FLOW;

CHANNEL FLOW; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLOW MEASUREMENT; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 69749100413     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112009007423     Document Type: Article

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