A new nonlinear vortex state in square-duct flow

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 657, Issue , 2010, Pages 413-429

  Okino, S ^a   Nagata, M ^a   Wedin, H ^b   Bottaro, A ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

bifurcation; nonlinear instability; transition to turbulence

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); REYNOLDS EQUATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE; WAVE TRANSMISSION;

NONLINEAR INSTABILITY; NONLINEAR TRAVELLING WAVES; PARAMETER SPACES; SQUARE DUCTS; TRANSITION TO TURBULENCE; TRAVELLING WAVE SOLUTION; TRAVELLING WAVES; VORTEX STATE;

DUCTS;

BIFURCATION; FLUID FLOW; NONLINEARITY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE; VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 77957158243     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112010002806     Document Type: Article

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