Experimental investigation of the instability of a sedimenting suspension of fibres

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 575, Issue , 2007, Pages 307-332

  Metzger, Bloen ^a   Butler, Jason E ^b   Guazzelli, Élisabeth ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIBERS; FLOW STRUCTURE; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SEDIMENTATION; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VISCOUS FLOW;

PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY; SEDIMENTING SUSPENSION;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIBERS; FLOW STRUCTURE; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SEDIMENTATION; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VISCOUS FLOW;

FLOW STRUCTURE; FLOW VELOCITY; NUMERICAL METHOD; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SEDIMENTATION; SIMULATION; VISCOUS FLOW; WAVELENGTH;

EID: 33947175168     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112006004460     Document Type: Article

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