The effect of Reynolds number on the dynamics and wakes of freely rising and falling spheres

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 651, Issue , 2010, Pages 251-294

  Horowitz, M ^a   Williamson, C H K ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAG; REYNOLDS NUMBER; RINGS (COMPONENTS); SPHERES; TRAJECTORIES; VORTEX SHEDDING; WAKES;

HELICAL TRAJECTORY; PERIODIC SEQUENCE; RECTILINEAR TRAJECTORIES; RELATIVE DENSITY; SHEAR LAYER INSTABILITY; SPIRAL TRAJECTORIES; UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA; VORTEX FORMATION;

VORTEX FLOW;

DRAG; FLUID DYNAMICS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SPHERE; VORTEX SHEDDING; WAKE;

EID: 77952424198     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112009993934     Document Type: Article

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