Structure of a stratified tilted vortex

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 583, Issue , 2007, Pages 443-458

  Boulanger, Nicolas ^a   Meunier, Patrice ^a   Le Dizés, Stephanie ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR VELOCITY; AXIAL FLOW; FROUDE NUMBER; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VISCOUS FLOW;

BRUNT FREQUENCY; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY; STRATIFIED FLUID;

VORTEX FLOW;

ANGULAR VELOCITY; AXIAL FLOW; FROUDE NUMBER; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VISCOUS FLOW; VORTEX FLOW;

FLOW STRUCTURE; FROUDE NUMBER; STRATIFIED FLUID; VORTEX;

EID: 34547425381     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112007006416     Document Type: Article

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