Low-frequency unsteadiness in the wake of a normal flat plate

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 370, Issue , 1998, Pages 101-147

  Najjar, F M ^a   Balachandar, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAG; FLOW VISUALIZATION; LIFT; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SHEAR FLOW; UNSTEADY FLOW; VORTEX SHEDDING;

KARMAN VORTEX; LOW-FREQUENCY UNSTEADINESS;

WAKES;

EID: 0032166277     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112098002110     Document Type: Article

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