Algebraic and exponential instability of inviscid swirling flow

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 565, Issue , 2006, Pages 279-318

  Heaton, C J ^a   Peake, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGEBRA; COMPRESSIBLE FLOW; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; GREEN'S FUNCTION; VORTEX FLOW;

ALGEBRAIC INSTABILITY; EXPONENTIAL INSTABILITY; INVISCID SWIRLING FLOW;

SWIRLING FLOW;

ALGEBRA; COMPRESSIBLE FLOW; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; GREEN'S FUNCTION; SWIRLING FLOW; VORTEX FLOW;

ACOUSTIC WAVE; FLOW STABILITY; NUMERICAL METHOD; SPECTRUM;

EID: 33749380931     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112006001698     Document Type: Article

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