Instabilities of rotating and unsteady flows

This dissertation is divided into two parts. The first part discusses the stability and breakdown of swirling flows. The second one deals with the stability of time periodic flows. Chapter 1 gives the background and reviews previous work in vortex breakdown. Chapter 2 deals with various aspects of a...

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Main Author: Souza, Max Oliveira de
Published: University of Cambridge 1998
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.598459