The decay of turbulence generated by a class of multiscale grids

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 687, Issue , 2011, Pages 300-340

  Valente, P C ^a   Vassilicos, J C ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

isotropic turbulence; turbulence theory

Indexed keywords

DECAY (ORGANIC); FRACTALS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

DECAYING TURBULENCE; DISSIPATION RATES; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; HIGH REYNOLDS NUMBER; ISOTROPIC TURBULENCE; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TURBULENCE INTENSITY PROFILES; TURBULENCE THEORY;

TURBULENCE;

CONSOLIDATION; DISSIPATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HOMOGENEITY; ISOTROPY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 84855199584     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2011.353     Document Type: Article

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