Asymmetric vortex merger: Mechanism and criterion

Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 24, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 163-167

  Brandt, L K ^a   Cichocki, T K ^a   Nomura, K K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Merger; Unequal vortices; Vortex interactions

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRIC VORTICES; CO-ROTATING VORTICES; CRITICAL ASPECT RATIO; CRITICAL STRAINS; DEFORMATION RATES; LAMB-OSEEN VORTEX; PHYSICAL MECHANISM; RELATIVE STRENGTH; RELATIVE TIMING; TWO-DIMENSIONAL NUMERICAL SIMULATION; VISCOUS FLUIDS; VORTEX INTERACTIONS;

ASPECT RATIO; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; MERGING;

VORTEX FLOW;

ASYMMETRY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PARAMETERIZATION; TWO-DIMENSIONAL FLOW; VISCOUS FLOW; VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 77949357450     PISSN: 09354964     EISSN: 14322250     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00162-009-0154-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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