On the role of Kelvin-Helmholtz-like instability in the formation of turbulent vortex rings

Fluid Dynamics Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 47-56

  Lim, T T ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL WAVES; STABILITY; TURBULENT FLOW; VORTEX FLOW; VORTEX SHEDDING;

BENDING WAVES; FLOW STRUCTURE; KELVIN-HELMHOLTZ LIKE INSTABILITY; TURBULENT VORTEX RINGS;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

INSTABILITY; MODELLING-MATHEMATICAL; VORTEX RINGS;

EID: 0031194526     PISSN: 01695983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5983(96)00059-7     Document Type: Article

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