Flow field properties local to near-wall shear layers in a low Reynolds number turbulent boundary layer

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 4163-4176

  Klewicki, J C ^a   Hirschi, Christopher Robin ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; BOUNDARY LAYERS; DATA ACQUISITION; FLOW VISUALIZATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE;

ANEMOMETRY; AXIAL VELOCITY; LASER SHEETS; SHEAR LAYERS;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

PHYSICS;

EID: 8844250176     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1801891     Document Type: Article

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