Reynolds stress and eddy viscosity in direct numerical simulations of sheared two-dimensional turbulence

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 657, Issue , 2010, Pages 394-412

  Cummins, Patrick F ^a   Holloway, Greg ^a  

^a FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR FLOW; TURBULENCE;

DOMINANT CONTRIBUTIONS; EDDY VISCOSITY; MUTUAL CANCELLATION; PERIODIC CHANNELS; REYNOLDS STRESS; SPECTRAL SPACES; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION; TWO DIMENSIONAL TURBULENCE;

VISCOSITY;

CHANNEL FLOW; EDDY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR FLOW; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 77957124920     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112010001424     Document Type: Article

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