The motion of a fluid ellipsoid in a general linear background flow

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 474, Issue , 2003, Pages 147-173

  Mc Kiver, William J ^a   Dritschel, David G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOPHYSICS; SHEAR FLOW; STRAIN; VORTEX FLOW;

FLUID ELLIPSOID;

FLUID MECHANICS;

ELLIPSOID; FLUID FLOW; VORTEX;

EID: 0037428328     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112002002859     Document Type: Article

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