Short-scale break-up in unsteady interactive layers: Local development of normal pressure gradients and vortex wind-up

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 374, Issue , 1998, Pages 335-378

  Li, L ^a   Walker, J D A ^b   Bowles, R I ^a   Smith, F T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Lehigh University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; TRANSITION FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW; VORTEX FLOW;

BENJAMIN-ONO EQUATION; PRESSURE GRADIENTS;

UNSTEADY FLOW;

EID: 0032204461     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112098002626     Document Type: Article

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