Flopping phenomenon of flow behind two plates placed side-by-side normal to the flow direction

Fluid Dynamics Research

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 311-328

  Miau, J J ^a   Wang, H B ^a   Chou, J H ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUID FLOW; GAP FLOW; PLATES;

DRAG; FLUID DYNAMICS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); REYNOLDS NUMBER; STABILITY; STREAM FLOW; TURBULENCE;

ASYMMETRY DRAG COEFFICIENTS; FLOPPING PHENOMENON; FLOW DIRECTION; FREE STREAM TURBULENCE CONDITION; GAP FLOW;

TRANSITION FLOW;

EID: 0030131319     PISSN: 01695983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-5983(95)00034-8     Document Type: Article

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