Drag force control of flow over wavy cylinders at low Reynolds number

Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1331-1337

  Lam, K ^a   Lin, Y F ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Drag reduction; Low Reynolds number; Vortex structures; Wavy cylinders

Indexed keywords

EID: 34748833638     PISSN: 1738494X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03177417     Document Type: Article

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