The initial stage of transition in pipe flow: Role of optimal base-flow distortions

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 517, Issue , 2004, Pages 131-165

  Gavarini, M I ^a   Bottaro, A ^b   Nieuwstadt, F T M ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b IMFT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AXIAL FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INVARIANCE; PIPE; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STABILITY;

EXPONENTIAL AMPLIFICATIONS; INVARIANT DISTORTION;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PIPE FLOW; SPATIAL EVOLUTION; TRANSITION FLOW;

EID: 8144227900     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112004000825     Document Type: Article

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