Hydrodynamic forces acting on a rigid fixed sphere in early transitional regimes

European Journal of Mechanics, B/Fluids

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 321-336

  Bouchet, G ^a   Mebarek, M ^a   Dusek J ^a  

^a Faculté de Médecine   (France)

Author keywords

Forces; Instabilities; Sphere; Wake

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); DRAG; HYDRODYNAMICS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STABILITY; TORQUE; WAKES;

HOPF BIFURCATIONS; HYDRODYNAMIC FORCES; SPECTRAL - SPECTRAL-ELEMENT CODE; SPHERE WAKE;

SPHERES;

EID: 33645853183     PISSN: 09977546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euromechflu.2005.10.001     Document Type: Article

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