International Journal of Fluid Dynamics (1997), Vol. 1, Article 3

Volumetric visualization of coherent structure in a low Reynolds number turbulent boundary layer

by C. Delo and A.J. Smits

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Abstract

1. Introduction

2. Acquisition and Visualization of the Volumetric Data Set

3. Results: Two- and Three-Dimensional Visualizations

4. Discussion

Acknowledgements

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