The observation of a triangular vortex in a rotating fluid

Fluid Dynamics Research

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 265-279

  Beckers, M ^a   Van Heijst, G J F ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW VISUALIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

POINT VORTEX MODEL; ROTATING FLUID;

VORTEX FLOW;

FLOW VISUALIZATION; ROTATING FLOW; VORTEX;

FLUID FLOW; ROTATING FLUIDS; VORTICES;

EID: 0032078445     PISSN: 01695983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5983(97)00039-7     Document Type: Article

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