Large-eddy simulation of three-dimensional dunes in a steady, unidirectional flow. Part 1. Turbulence statistics

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 721, Issue , 2013, Pages 454-483

  Omidyeganeh, Mohammad ^a   Piomelli, Ugo ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

geophysical and geological flows; river dynamics; turbulence simulation

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC STREAMING; DRAG; KINETIC ENERGY; KINETICS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; RIVERS; SECONDARY FLOW; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW; VORTEX FLOW; WALL FLOW;

DEFORMATION AMPLITUDE; GEOPHYSICAL AND GEOLOGICAL FLOWS; RIVER DYNAMICS; SEPARATED SHEAR LAYERS; STREAM-WISE VELOCITIES; TURBULENCE SIMULATION; TURBULENCE STATISTICS; TURBULENT KINETIC ENERGY;

SHEAR FLOW;

DUNE; KINETIC ENERGY; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STEADY FLOW; TURBULENCE;

EID: 84875025325     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2013.36     Document Type: Article

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