The role of nonunique axisymmetric solutions in 3-D vortex breakdown

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 992-1002

  Tromp, J C ^a   Beran, P S ^a  

^a AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDRODYNAMICS; NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS; SWIRLING FLOW; VORTEX BREAKDOWN;

EID: 0030838646     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.869194     Document Type: Article

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