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Instability of helical tip vortices in rotor wakes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 August 2011

J. N. SØRENSEN
J. N. SØRENSEN*
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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Abstract

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The conditions for the appearance of instabilities in systems of helical vortices constitute an intriguing problem that still remains partly unsolved. The experimental study of Felli, Camussi & Di Felice (J. Fluid Mech., this issue, vol. 682, 2011, pp. 5–53) has shed new light on some of the basic mechanisms governing the instability mechanisms.

JFM classification

Aerodynamics: Aerodynamics Vortex Flows: Vortex instability Wakes/Jets: Wakes
Type
Focus on Fluids
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 682 , 10 September 2011 , pp. 1 - 4
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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