Fluid entrainment by isolated vortex rings

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 511, Issue , 2004, Pages 311-331

  Dabiri, John O ^a   Gharib, Morteza ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; FLOW PATTERNS; MEASUREMENT THEORY; VORTEX FLOW;

CARDIAC FLOW; FLUID ENTRAINMENT; RING GROWTH; VORTEX RING;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

DYNAMICS; ENTRAINMENT; MEASUREMENT METHOD; TIMER; VORTEX;

EID: 3843109357     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112004009784     Document Type: Article

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