Sphere-wall collisions: Vortex dynamics and stability

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 575, Issue , 2007, Pages 121-148

  Thompson, Mark C ^a   Leweke, Thomas ^b   Hourigan, Kerry ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VORTEX FLOW; WAKES;

SPHERE-WALL COLLISIONS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW; VORTEX RING;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VORTEX FLOW; WAKES;

REYNOLDS NUMBER; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW; VORTEX FLOW; VORTICITY; WAKE; WAVELENGTH;

EID: 33947172768     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002211200600406X     Document Type: Article

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