Journal of Fluid Mechanics (2006)

Misleading & Flawed: Mathematical Errors & Inconsistent and Non-Reproducible Conclusions

The following JFM publication by Oberlack, Cabot, Pettersson-Reif & Weller (2006) is misleading and flawed, both numerically and analytically:
Group analysis, direct numerical simulation and modelling of a turbulent channel flow with streamwise rotation
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022112006001121

Details and corrections are given in https://arxiv.org/abs/1609.08155

Note that JFM has the obscure policy not to publish any Comments on any of their articles.

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