A study of velocity fields in the near wake of a wavy (varicose) cylinder by LDA

Flow Measurement and Instrumentation

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 105-110

  Wang, F H ^a   Jiang, G D ^a   Lam, K ^b  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

LDA; Three dimensionality; Velocity distribution; Wavy cylinder

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); DATABASE SYSTEMS; DRAG; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE; VIBRATION CONTROL; VORTEX FLOW; WIND TUNNELS;

FREE-STREAM TURBULENCE; LASER DOPPLER ANEMOMETER (LDA); VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION; WAVY CYLINDERS;

VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

FLUID FLOW; LASER DOPPLER ANEMOMETER; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; TURBULENCE; VELOCITY PROFILE; VORTEX FORMATION; WAKE; WIND TUNNEL MODELING;

EID: 1942441632     PISSN: 09555986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2003.10.001     Document Type: Article

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