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Ae 239 ab
Turbulence
9 units (3-0-6)  | third term
Prerequisites: Ae/APh/CE/ME 101abc, or equivalent; ACM 95/100ab. Recommended: ACM/IDS 101 (may be taken concurrently); Ae233.

Reynolds number, transition from steady to unsteady, chaotic, and turbulent flow. Reynolds-averaged equations. Statistical description of turbulence. Physical and spectral models. Homogeneous isotropic turbulence, intermediate and small scales. Large-scale structure, and turbulent free and wall-bounded shear flows. Turbulent mixing. Part b not offered in 2024-25.

Instructor: Dimotakis