Quantitative measurement of the lifetime of localized turbulence in pipe flow

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 645, Issue , 2010, Pages 529-539

  Kuik, D J ^a   Poelma, C ^a   Westerweel, J ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISINTEGRATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE;

DIRECT MEASUREMENT; INDIRECT MEASUREMENTS; LASER DOPPLER ANEMOMETRY; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PIPE DIAMETER; QUANTITATIVE MEASUREMENT; TRANSITION TO TURBULENCE; TURBULENT SPOTS;

LASER DOPPLER VELOCIMETERS;

MEASUREMENT METHOD; PIPE FLOW; PROBABILITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE;

NEPTUNIA;

EID: 77952327349     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112009993065     Document Type: Article

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