The rich structure of transition in a shear flow

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 648, Issue , 2010, Pages 1-4

  Mullin, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS; NONLINEAR DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS;

BODY FORCES; FINITE AMPLITUDE; GLOBAL ROTATION; RICH STRUCTURE; SHEAR INDUCED INSTABILITIES; STABLE FLOWS; TRANSITION SEQUENCES; TRANSITION TO TURBULENCE;

SHEAR FLOW;

FLOW STABILITY; FLUID MECHANICS; LAMINAR-TURBULENT TRANSITION; SHEAR FLOW;

EID: 77952324502     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112010000455     Document Type: Article

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