Enhancement of three-dimensional instability of free shear layers

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 379, Issue , 1999, Pages 23-38

  Saxena, Vivek ^a,c   Leibovich, Sidney ^a   Berkooz, Gal ^b  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

^b Beam Technologies   (United States)

^c PRATT AND WHITNEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; MIXING; SHEAR FLOW; STABILITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VELOCITY;

FREE SHEAR LAYERS; THREE DIMENSIONAL INSTABILITY; TWO DIMENSIONAL MIXING LAYER;

ELASTIC WAVES;

EID: 0032627624     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112098003267     Document Type: Article

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