Fluid dynamics: Lord Kelvin's vortex rings

Fluid dynamics: Lord Kelvin's vortex rings

Linking two smoke rings or tying a single ring into a knot is no easy feat. Such topological vortices are now created in water with the aid of specially printed hydrofoils.

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature physics 2013-04, Vol.9 (4), p.207
Hauptverfasser: Lathrop, Daniel P, Brawn-cinani, Barbara
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Fluid dynamics
Fluid mechanics
Hydrodynamics
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Zusammenfassung:Linking two smoke rings or tying a single ring into a knot is no easy feat. Such topological vortices are now created in water with the aid of specially printed hydrofoils.
ISSN:1745-2473
1745-2481
DOI:10.1038/nphys2577