Kelvin - Helmholtz and streamwise vortices in the near wake of a single-lobe forced mixer

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering

Volumn 220, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 279-298

  Mao, R H ^a   Yu, S C M ^a   Chua, L P ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Hot wire anemometry; Kelvin Helmholtz vortex; Laser Doppler anemometry; Lobed forced mixer; Streamwise vortex; Two stream mixing; Vortex shedding frequency

Indexed keywords

ANEMOMETERS; DOPPLER EFFECT; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; VORTEX FLOW; VORTEX SHEDDING;

HOT-WIRE ANEMOMETRY; KELVIN-HELMHOLTZ VORTEX; LASER-DOPPLER ANEMOMETRY; LOBED FORCED MIXERS; STREAMWISE VORTEX; TWO-STREAM MIXING; VORTEX SHEDDING FREQUENCY;

MIXERS (MACHINERY);

EID: 33947653830     PISSN: 09544100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544100G00104     Document Type: Article

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