Particle image velocimetry study of fractal-generated turbulence

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 711, Issue , 2012, Pages 306-336

  Gomes Fernandes, R ^a   Ganapathisubramani, B ^b   Vassilicos, J C ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

turbulence control; turbulence theory; wakes

Indexed keywords

EXCITONS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; FRACTALS; VELOCIMETERS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; WAKES; WIND TUNNELS;

DISSIPATION BEHAVIOUR; EXPERIMENTAL FACILITIES; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; HOT WIRE MEASUREMENTS; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRIES; TURBULENCE CONTROLS; TURBULENCE THEORY; TWO DIMENSIONAL (2 D);

TURBULENCE;

ISOTROPY; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY PROFILE; WAKE; WIND TUNNEL;

EID: 84870057499     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2012.394     Document Type: Article

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