Instability of optimal non-axisymmetric base-flow deviations in pipe Poiseuille flow

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 588, Issue , 2007, Pages 189-215

  Ben Dov, Guy ^a,b   Cohen, Jacob ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); FLOW VELOCITY; OPTIMIZATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STABILITY;

AXISYMMETRIC FLOW; BASE-FLOW; POISEUILLE FLOW;

PIPE FLOW;

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); FLOW VELOCITY; OPTIMIZATION; PIPE FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STABILITY;

BASEFLOW; BIFURCATION; INSTABILITY; PIPE FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

EID: 37749014521     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112007007446     Document Type: Article

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