Evolution of patterns of streamwise vorticity in the turbulent near wake of a circular cylinder

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 320, Issue , 1996, Pages 117-137

  Chyu, C ^a   Rockwell, D ^a  

^a Lehigh University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); FLOW PATTERNS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TOPOLOGY; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VORTEX FLOW;

HIGH IMAGE DENSITY PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY; KARMAN VORTICES; KELVIN-HELMHOLTZ MODE;

WAKES;

BODIES-CYLINDERS(CIRCULAR); TURBULENCE; VORTICITY; WAKES;

EID: 0030208627     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112096007471     Document Type: Article

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