Unsteadiness, instability and turbulence in trailing vortices

Laurent Jacquin, David Fabre, Denis Sipp, Eric Coustols

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Abstract

This paper is a review on the dynamics of vortices in fluids which get involved in aircraft wakes. Basic notions useful to appraise their dynamics are: inertial waves, 3D instabilities due to vortex interaction, vortex merging, vortex breakdown and turbulence. Each one of these topics is illustrated by means of experimental or numerical results.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)399-414
Number of pages16
JournalComptes Rendus Physique
Volume6
Issue number4-5 SPEC. ISS.
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2005
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Aerodynamics
  • Hydrodynamic instability
  • Turbulence
  • Vortices

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