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Fluid mechanics

the periodic release of alternating vortices from the two sides of a bluff body in a flow, producing oscillating forces on it.

In fluid mechanics, vortex shedding refers to the periodic release of alternating vortices from the two sides of a bluff body in a flow, producing oscillating forces on it. This meaning comes from Williamson (1996) in Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics.[1]

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wake2 fields · 2 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs bluff2 fields · 2 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs body2 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs

References

Williamson, C. H. K. (1996). Vortex Dynamics in the Cylinder Wake. Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 28(1), 477-539. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.fl.28.010196.002401

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