 Turbulent kinetic energy (source code)

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= Turbulent kinetic energy
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Kinetic energy per unit mass in velocity fluctuations. Mean shear, buoyancy and transport supply or redistribute it, while molecular viscosity dissipates it. Its local budget motivates the <local turbulent kinetic energy balance> when storage and transport are negligible.

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