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Energetics of a linear array of hollow vortices of finite cross-section

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 April 2006

Gregory R. Baker
Gregory R. Baker
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
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Abstract

The energetics of a linear array of hollow or stagnant-cored vortices of finite cross-section in an ideal fluid is studied in this paper. The results are useful in a discussion of the amalgamation of vortex structures in a turbulent mixing layer.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 99 , Issue 1 , 11 July 1980 , pp. 97 - 100
Copyright
© 1980 Cambridge University Press

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