Experimental investigation of freely falling thin disks. Part 1. the flow structures and Reynolds number effects on the zigzag motion

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 716, Issue , 2013, Pages 228-250

  Zhong, Hongjie ^a,b   Lee, Cunbiao ^a   Su, Zhuang ^a   Chen, Shiyi ^a   Zhou, Mingde ^a   Wu, Jiezhi ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b AVIC Aerodynamics Research Institute   (China)

Author keywords

aerodynamics; flow structure interactions

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); FLOW SEPARATION; FLOW STRUCTURE; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STEREO IMAGE PROCESSING; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

COUNTER-ROTATING VORTEX PAIR; CRITICAL REYNOLDS NUMBER; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FLOW-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; HORIZONTAL OSCILLATIONS; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRIES; REYNOLDS NUMBER EFFECT; SIX DEGREES OF FREEDOM;

VORTEX FLOW;

AERODYNAMICS; FLOW PATTERN; FLOW STRUCTURE; FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VISUALIZATION; VORTEX SHEDDING;

EID: 84878988935     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2012.543     Document Type: Article

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