On the dynamical relevance of coherent vortical structures in turbulent boundary layers

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 648, Issue , 2010, Pages 325-349

  Pirozzoli, Sergio ^a   Bernardini, Matteo ^a   Grasso, Francesco ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; KINETIC ENERGY; KINETICS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW; VORTICITY;

CHARACTERISTIC LENGTH; COLLECTIVE EFFECTS; DYNAMICAL EFFECTS; MEAN MOMENTUM BALANCES; SUPERSONIC TURBULENT FLOW; TURBULENCE KINETIC ENERGY; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYERS; VORTICAL STRUCTURES;

VORTEX FLOW;

KINETIC ENERGY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SOUND VELOCITY; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER; TURBULENT FLOW; VORTICITY;

EID: 77952367035     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112009993156     Document Type: Article

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