Elliptic and triangular instabilities in rotating cylinders

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 476, Issue , 2003, Pages 357-388

  Eloy, Christophe ^a   Le Gal, Patrice ^a   Le Dizès, Stéphane ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYLINDERS (SHAPES); DEFORMATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

ELLIPTIC INSTABILITIES;

VORTEX FLOW;

CYLINDER; ELLIPTICAL CYLINDER; INSTABILITY; TRIANGULAR CYLINDER; VORTEX;

EID: 0037428944     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112002002999     Document Type: Article

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