Wake-mediated synchronization and drafting in coupled flags

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 641, Issue , 2009, Pages 489-496

  Alben, Silas ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAG; SYNCHRONIZATION; WAKES;

DRAG FORCES; HIGHER FREQUENCIES; PHASE DIFFERENCE; SEPARATION DISTANCES; SIDE BY SIDES; VORTEX SHEET; VORTEX WAKES;

VORTEX FLOW;

DRAG; SIMULATION; VORTEX; VORTICITY; WAKE;

EID: 76349112258     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112009992138     Document Type: Article

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