Interactions of the wakes of two spheres placed side by side

European Journal of Mechanics, B/Fluids

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 137-145

  Schouveiler, L ^a   Brydon, A ^b   Leweke, T ^a   Thompson, M C ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coupled wakes; Sphere wake; Vortex shedding

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FREQUENCY MODULATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SPHERES; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL); VORTEX SHEDDING; WIND TUNNELS;

COUPLED WAKES; FLUORESCENT DYES; LASER DOPPLER ANEMOMETRY (LDA); SPHERE WAKES;

WAKES;

EID: 3042698221     PISSN: 09977546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euromechflu.2003.05.004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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