Turbulence modification by stable stratification in channel flow

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  García Villalba, Manuel ^a   del Álamo, Juan C ^b  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; CHANNEL FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE;

HIGH REYNOLDS NUMBER; INTERNAL GRAVITY WAVES; MODERATE REYNOLDS NUMBERS; STABLE STRATIFICATION; STRATIFICATION LEVELS; STRONG STRATIFICATION; TURBULENCE MODIFICATION; TURBULENT CHANNEL FLOWS;

WALL FLOW;

EID: 79953298251     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3560359     Document Type: Article

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