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2.15.2 Kinetic energy

The kinetic energy, denoted $ KE$ , is defined:

$\displaystyle KE = \frac{1}{2} ( \overline{ u^2 }^i + \overline{ v^2 }^j + \epsilon_{nh} \overline{ w^2 }^k )$ (2.146)

\fbox{ \begin{minipage}{4.75in} {\em S/R MOM\_VI\_CALC\_KE} ({\em mom\_vi\_calc\_ke.F}) \par $KE$: {\bf KE} (local to {\em mom\_vecinv.F}) \end{minipage} }


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