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Coherent structures in turbulent flows are reviewed mainly from work carried out at the University of Melbourne and possible uses of the concept for predicting the evolution of turbulence are discussed. Emphasis is placed on the so-called “coherent substructures” in plane mixing layers and wall turbulence. The use of turbulence spectra for making inferences concerning the properties of the coherent substructures is outlined.
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Perry, A.E. (1987). Turbulence Modelling Using Coherent Structures in Wakes, Plane Mixing Layers and Wall Turbulence. In: Meier, H.U., Bradshaw, P. (eds) Perspectives in Turbulence Studies. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82994-9_6
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