Abstract
This Letter reports numerical simulations of three-dimensional homogeneous isotropic turbulence at wind-tunnel Reynolds numbers. The results of the simulations are compared with the predictions of the direct-interaction turbulence theory.
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IsotropyHomogeneous isotropic turbulenceTurbulenceHomogeneousPhysicsStatistical physicsMechanicsComputer simulationClassical mechanicsDirect numerical simulationOpticsReynolds number
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- 1972
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- article
- Volume
- 28
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 76-79
- Citations
- 527
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Steven A. Orszag,
G. S. Patterson
(1972).
Numerical Simulation of Three-Dimensional Homogeneous Isotropic Turbulence.
Physical Review Letters
, 28
(2)
, 76-79.
https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.28.76
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- DOI
- 10.1103/physrevlett.28.76