MAE 214A. Introduction to Turbulence and Turbulent Mixing (4 units)
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Description
Basic features of turbulent flows. Analytical description of turbulence: random variables, correlations, spectra, Reynolds-averaging, coherent structures. Length and time scales. Kolomogorov similarity theory. Turbulence transport equations. Free shear flows. Homogeneous turbulence. Wall-bounded flows. Mixing of velocity and scalar fields. Prerequisites: graduate standing.
Prerequisite courses
MAE 214A has no prerequisite courses.
Successor courses
No courses have MAE 214A as a prerequisite.