Turbulence statistics of flow over isolated scalene and isosceles triangular-shaped bedforms

Journal of Hydraulic Research

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 626-637

  Mazumder, Buoy S ^a   Pal, Dibyendu K ^b   Ghoshal, Koeli ^c   Ojha, Satya P ^a  

^a INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

^b ASANSOL ENGINEERING COLLEGE   (India)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

ADV; Bedforms; Burst sweep cycle; Flow separation; Recirculation; Reynolds stress; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

ADV; BEDFORMS; CREST HEIGHTS; FLOW PHYSICS; INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTES; ISOSCELES TRIANGULAR; MEAN FLOW; MECHANICS LABORATORY; RECIRCULATIONS; RELATIVE IMPORTANCE; REYNOLDS STRESS; SEPARATION ZONE; SPATIAL CHANGES; TURBULENCE STATISTICS; TURBULENT EVENTS; TURBULENT VELOCITY; WAVEFORM STRUCTURE;

FLOW SEPARATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEPARATION;

TURBULENCE;

BEDFORM; FLUID MECHANICS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY PROFILE; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

CALCUTTA; INDIA; WEST BENGAL;

EID: 72449208605     PISSN: 00221686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3826/jhr.2009.3397     Document Type: Article

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