The forced motion of a flag

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 635, Issue , 2009, Pages 439-454

  Manela, A ^a   Howe, M S ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLES; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

BENDING RIGIDITY; CRITICAL THRESHOLD VALUE; HIGH REYNOLDS NUMBER FLOWS; INDUCED FLUID FLOW; MEAN FLOW VELOCITIES; TEMPORAL INSTABILITY; VARYING TENSIONS; VORTEX STRUCTURES;

VORTEX FLOW;

FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VORTICITY; WAKE; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 76349112720     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112009007770     Document Type: Article

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