Numerical and experimental studies of the rolling sphere wake

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 643, Issue , 2010, Pages 137-162

  Stewart, B E ^a,b   Thompson, M C ^a   Leweke, T ^b   Hourigan, K ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC STREAMING; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SPHERES; VORTEX FLOW;

EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; HAIRPIN VORTICES; NUMERICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; ROLLING SPHERES; ROTATION RATE; SMALL PERTURBATIONS; STREAMWISE VORTICES; UNSTEADY TRANSITION;

WAKES;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; NUMERICAL METHOD; REYNOLDS NUMBER; ROTATING FLOW; STEADY FLOW; UNSTEADY FLOW; VORTICITY; WAKE;

EID: 76249123961     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112009992072     Document Type: Article

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