Reynolds number effects on the flow structure behind two side-by-side cylinders

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1214-1219

  Xu, S J ^a   Zhou, Y ^a   So, R M C ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW VISUALIZATION; FLUORESCENCE; FREQUENCIES; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

ASYMMETRICAL FLOW REGIME;

WAKES;

FLOW CHARACTERISTICS; FLOW RATIO; FLOW VISUALIZATION; PARALLEL CYLINDERS; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETER; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

EID: 0037930711     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1561614     Document Type: Article

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