Subharmonic mechanism of the mode C instability

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Sheard, G J ^a   Thompson, M C ^a   Hourigan, K ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYLINDERS (SHAPES); NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VORTEX FLOW; VORTEX SHEDDING;

CIRCULAR CYLINDER; SUBHARMONIC INSTABILITY; SUBHARMONIC MODE C INSTABILITY;

WAKES;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 30044433387     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2139682     Document Type: Article

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