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. 2017 Jan 30;12(1):e0170826. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0170826

Table 1. Declaration of the variables used in the equations.

Symbol Description
E Transition sources
g Earth gravity (9.81 m/s2)
P Transition sources
p Pressure
p Position vector
r Radius
Re˜θt Critical Reynolds number
Rx, Ry, Rz Rotation around the x- y- or z-axis, respectively
SM Momentum source
t Time
U Velocity vector
u Fluctuating velocity component in turbulent flow
α Inclination towards the rotational axis
γ Intermittency
μ Molecular (dynamic) viscosity
μt Turbulent viscosity
ρ Density
σ Constant
τ Molecular stress
ω Angular velocity
δij Kronecker delta
ρuiuj¯ Reynolds stresses