On the linear instability of elliptic pipe flow

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 316, Issue , 1996, Pages 307-324

  Kersweli, R R ^a,b   Davey, A ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VORTEX FLOW;

CRITICAL REYNOLDS NUMBER; ELLIPTIC PIPE FLOW; LINEAR INSTABILITY; ORR-SOMMERFELD MODES; PLANE POISEUILLE FLOW;

PIPE FLOW;

ELLIPTIC; INSTABILITY; LINEAR; PIPE FLOW;

EID: 0030153082     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022112096000559     Document Type: Article

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