Dynamical properties of forced shear layers in an annular geometry

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 402, Issue , 2000, Pages 255-289

  Bergeron, K ^a   Coutsias, E A ^b   Lynov, J P ^c   Nielsen, A H ^c  

^a UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR LAYER;

EID: 0033925059     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112099006837     Document Type: Article

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