Flow visualization behind three cylinders of equal and unequal spacing

Journal of Flow Visualization and Image Processing

Volumn 9, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 139-151

  Wang, X W ^a   Zhang, H J ^b   Zhou, Yu ^b   Tu, J Y ^c  

^a NORTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE ENGINEERING   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEMOMETERS; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); FLOW VISUALIZATION;

HOT-WIRE ANEMOMETRY;

IMAGE PROCESSING;

CYLINDER; FLOW PATTERN; FLOW VISUALIZATION; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 0042740376     PISSN: 10653090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/jflowvisimageproc.v9.i2-3.40     Document Type: Article

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