Reynolds number dependence of mean flow structure in square duct turbulence

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 644, Issue , 2010, Pages 107-122

  Pinelli, Alfredo ^a   Uhlmann, Markus ^b   Sekimoto, Atsushi ^c   Kawahara, Genta ^c  

^a CIEMAT   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUFFER LAYERS; DUCTS; FLOW STRUCTURE; SECONDARY FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW; VORTICITY;

BUFFER LAYER STRUCTURES; LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER; MEAN FLOW STRUCTURES; NUMERICAL RESULTS; NUMERICAL TECHNIQUES; PHYSICAL MECHANISM; SECONDARY MOTION; STREAMWISE VORTICES;

REYNOLDS NUMBER;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOW MODELING; FLOW STRUCTURE; FLOW VELOCITY; GEOMETRY; NUMERICAL MODEL; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STREAMFLOW; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW; VORTICITY;

EID: 77952418540     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112009992242     Document Type: Article

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