Vorticity filaments in two-dimensional turbulence: Creation, stability and effect

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 346, Issue , 1997, Pages 49-76

  Kevlahan, N K R ^a   Farge, M ^a  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; STRAIN; TURBULENCE; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS; VORTEX FLOW;

GAUSSIAN VORTEX; HYPERVISCOUS SIMULATION; LAMB'S VORTEX; LINEAR STABILITY ANALYSIS; NEWTONIAN VISCOSITY; TIME AVERAGED ENERGY SPECTROSCOPY; VORTICITY FILAMENTS;

TURBULENT FLOW;

STABILITY; TURBULENCE; VORTICITY;

TURBULENCE; VORTICITY;

EID: 0031224859     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112097006113     Document Type: Article

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