Three-dimensional vortex organization in a high-Reynolds-number supersonic turbulent boundary layer

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 644, Issue , 2010, Pages 35-60

  Elsinga, G E ^a   Adrian, R J ^b   Van Oudheusden, B W ^a   Scarano, F ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; BOUNDARY LAYERS; LOW PASS FILTERS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TRANSPIRATION; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VORTEX FLOW;

AUTOCORRELATION FUNCTIONS; HIGH REYNOLDS NUMBER; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRIES; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; STREAMWISE DIRECTIONS; STREAMWISE VORTICES; SUPERSONIC TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYERS; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYERS;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS;

AUTOCORRELATION; FLOW FIELD; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER; VORTEX;

EID: 77952401136     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112009992047     Document Type: Article

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