Mixing, scalar boundedness, and numerical dissipation in large-eddy simulations

doi:10.1016/j.jcp.2018.05.005

Title: Mixing, scalar boundedness, and numerical dissipation in large-eddy simulations

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; Matheou, Georgios; Dimotakis, Paul E.

Publication Date:: 2018-09-01

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

OSTI Identifier:: 1548197

Grant/Contract Number:: NA0002382

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Journal of Computational Physics

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Journal of Computational Physics Journal Volume: 369 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0021-9991

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Sharan, Nek, Matheou, Georgios, and Dimotakis, Paul E. Mixing, scalar boundedness, and numerical dissipation in large-eddy simulations.  United States: N. p., 2018. 
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                    Sharan, Nek, Matheou, Georgios, & Dimotakis, Paul E. Mixing, scalar boundedness, and numerical dissipation in large-eddy simulations.  United States.  doi:10.1016/j.jcp.2018.05.005.

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                    Sharan, Nek, Matheou, Georgios, and Dimotakis, Paul E. Sat .  
        "Mixing, scalar boundedness, and numerical dissipation in large-eddy simulations".  United States.  doi:10.1016/j.jcp.2018.05.005.

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  title        = {Mixing, scalar boundedness, and numerical dissipation in large-eddy simulations},

  author       = {Sharan, Nek and Matheou, Georgios and Dimotakis, Paul E.},

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  doi          = {10.1016/j.jcp.2018.05.005},

  journal      = {Journal of Computational Physics},

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  month        = {9}

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