Vorticity dynamics in a breaking internal gravity wave. Part 2. Vortex interactions and transition to turbulence

DOI10.1017/S0022112098001633zbMath0928.76092OpenAlexW2124988479MaRDI QIDQ4224523

David C. Fritts, Øyvind Andreassen, Steve Arendt

Publication date: 17 January 1999

Published in: Journal of Fluid Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022112098001633

zbMATH Keywords

vortex sheetsvortex loopsaxisymmetric twist wavesinteractions of multiple vortex tubesKelvin vortex wavesself-interactions of single vortex tubes

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