Analysis of transitions between fluttering, tumbling and steady descent of falling cards

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 541, Issue , 2005, Pages 91-104

  Andersen, A ^a   Pesavento, U ^b   Wang, Z Jane ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PAPER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STEADY FLOW;

FLUID FORCE MODEL; FLUTTERING; HETEROCLINIC BIFURCATION; MOMENT OF INERTIA; RIGID CARD FALLING;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION; FLUID FORCE; FLUID MECHANICS; FLUTTER; NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS;

AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTATION; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; FLOW EQUATIONS; FLUID DYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PAPER BOARDS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SIMULATION;

EID: 27744554359     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112005005847     Document Type: Article

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