Shear layer vortices and longitudinal vortices in the near wake of a circular cylinder

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 169-174

  Wu, J ^a   Sheridan, J ^b   Hourigan, K ^a   Soria, J ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Longitudinal vortices; Shear layer vortices; Spanwise length scale; Wake

Indexed keywords

LONGITUDINAL VORTICES; SHEAR LAYER VORTICES; SPANWISE LENGTH SCALES; STROUHAL VORTICES;

CYLINDERS (SHAPES); FLOW VISUALIZATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR FLOW; WAKES;

VORTEX FLOW;

BODIES-CYLINDERS; SHEAR LAYERS; VORTICES;

EID: 0030071989     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0894-1777(95)00087-9     Document Type: Article

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