Experimental investigation of the structure of large- and very-large-scale motions in turbulent pipe flow

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 651, Issue , 2010, Pages 339-356

  Bailey, Sean C C ^a   Smits, Alexander J ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TURBULENT FLOW;

AZIMUTHAL MODES; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; LARGE SCALE MOTION; LOGARITHMIC LAYERS; OUTER LAYER; PROPER ORTHOGONAL DECOMPOSITIONS; TURBULENT PIPE FLOW; WALL BOUNDED FLOWS;

PIPE FLOW;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOW VELOCITY; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID MECHANICS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PIPE FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 77952425948     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112009993983     Document Type: Article

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