Power-law velocity profile in turbulent boundary layers: An integral reynolds-number dependent solution

Acta Geophysica

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 993-1012

  Castro Orgaz, Oscar ^a   Dey, Subhasish ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE AGRICULTURA SOSTENIBLE   (Spain)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Boundary layer; Power law; Reynolds stress; Stream flows; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; BOUNDARY LAYER THICKNESS; CONSERVATION OF MASS; EDDY VISCOSITY; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GEOPHYSICAL FLOWS; POWER-LAW; REYNOLDS SHEAR STRESS; REYNOLDS STRESS; SKIN FRICTION COEFFICIENT; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYERS; VELOCITY PROFILES; ZERO-PRESSURE GRADIENT TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER;

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; BOUNDARY LAYERS; FRICTION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SKIN FRICTION; STREAM FLOW; TURBULENCE; VELOCITY; WAKES;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS;

EDDY; GEOPHYSICS; POWER LAW; PRESSURE GRADIENT; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR STRESS; STREAMFLOW; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER; VELOCITY PROFILE; VISCOSITY; WAKE;

EID: 79960963436     PISSN: 18956572     EISSN: 18957455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11600-011-0025-1     Document Type: Article

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