Experimental studies of vortex disconnection and connection at a free surface

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 321, Issue , 1996, Pages 59-86

  Gharib, Morteza ^a   Weigand, Alexander ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; LAMINAR FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STRAIN RATE; SURFACE PHENOMENA; VELOCITY; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VISCOUS FLOW;

DIGITAL PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY; FREE SURFACE; LAMINAR VORTEX RING; VISCOUS FLUX;

VORTEX FLOW;

PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY; VORTEX RINGS;

EID: 0030207833     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112096007641     Document Type: Article

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