Large-eddy simulation of two-dimensional dunes in a steady, unidirectional flow

Journal of Turbulence

Volumn 12, Issue , 2011, Pages 1-31

  Omidyeganeh, Mohammad ^a   Piomelli, Ugo ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environmental turbulent flows; Large eddy simulations; Turbulent boundary layers

Indexed keywords

DUNE; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID MECHANICS; KELVIN-HELMHOLTZ INSTABILITY; LABORATORY METHOD; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; MODEL TEST; MODEL VALIDATION; MOMENTUM; RECIRCULATING SYSTEM; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STEADY FLOW; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER; TURBULENT FLOW; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 83055170818     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14685248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14685248.2011.609820     Document Type: Article

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