NS3D Simulation Image 1 (IMAGE)

Gauss Centre for Supercomputing

NS3D Simulation Image 1

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After a certain point in the development of a turbulent flow — for example, as air moves over a wing in flight — the outer region of the turbulent boundary layer (where blue dominates) maintains a persistent, self-similar physical structure.

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IAG, University of Stuttgart

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