Nonlinear axisymmetric and three-dimensional vorticity dynamics in a swirling jet model

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1917-1928

  Martin, J E ^a   Meiburg, E ^b  

^a CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SWIRLING FLOW; VORTICITY;

EID: 0029674243     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.868971     Document Type: Article

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