Experimental investigation of tornado-like vortex dynamics with swirl ratio: The mean and turbulent flow fields

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 98, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 936-944

  Hashemi Tari, Pooyan ^a   Gurka, Roi ^a   Hangan, Horia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV); Swirl ratio; Tornado like vortex

Indexed keywords

FLOW VISUALIZATION; SHEAR STRESS; TORNADOES; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCIMETERS; VELOCITY; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL SIMULATIONS; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRIES; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY METHODS; SWIRL RATIO; TANGENTIAL COMPONENTS; TANGENTIAL VELOCITIES; TORNADO-LIKE VORTEX;

VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 78149415097     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jweia.2010.10.001     Document Type: Article

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