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The resolution requirements for direct numerical simulations of transition to turbulence are investigated. A reliable resolution criterion is determined from the results of several detailed simulations of channel and boundary-layer transition.
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Zang, T.A., Krist, S.E. & Hussaini, M.Y. Resolution requirements for numerical simulations of transition. J Sci Comput 4, 197–217 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01061501
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