A study of three-dimensional aspects of vortex shedding from a bluff body with a mild geometric disturbance

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 330, Issue , 1997, Pages 85-112

  Tombazis, N ^a,b   Bearman, P W ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Benetton Formula Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW VISUALIZATION; FREQUENCIES; GEOMETRY; LIQUID WAVES; PRESSURE; REYNOLDS NUMBER; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

STROUHAL NUMBER; TRAILING EDGES; VORTEX DISLOCATIONS; WATER TUNNEL;

VORTEX SHEDDING;

BODIES-BLUFF; FLOW VISUALIZATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW; VORTEX SHEDDING;

EID: 0030871913     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112096003631     Document Type: Article

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