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Some Inviscid “Cat's Eye” Flows
Author(s) -
Bergeron R. F.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
studies in applied mathematics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.164
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1467-9590
pISSN - 0022-2526
DOI - 10.1002/sapm1970492197
Subject(s) - inviscid flow , streamlines, streaklines, and pathlines , classification of discontinuities , vorticity , constant (computer programming) , flow (mathematics) , shear (geology) , mathematical analysis , mechanics , physics , classical mechanics , vortex , mathematics , geometry , geology , computer science , petrology , programming language
Some inviscid flows with the combined shear and periodic disturbance characteristic of the Kelvin “eat's eye” pattern are presented. The solutions have constant vorticity in each region of closed streamlines, with discontinuities in vorticity (but not velocity) allowed across boundaries.