Spatio-temporal development of the pairing instability in helical vortices

6th AIAA Theoretical Fluid Mechanics Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Bolnot, H ^a   Leweke, T ^a   Le Dizes S ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HELICAL VORTICES; PAIRING INSTABILITY; ROTOR WAKE; SPATIO-TEMPORAL; SPATIOTEMPORAL EVOLUTION; VORTEX PAIRING; VORTEX RING ARRAY; VORTEX RING STATE; VORTEX SYSTEMS;

DRAG REDUCTION; FLUID MECHANICS; HELICOPTER ROTORS; STABILITY; WAKES;

VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 84871863932     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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