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Riley, N. and Stevens, D. P. 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7283-4405
(1993)
A note on leapfrogging vortex rings.
Fluid Dynamics Research, 11 (5).
pp. 235-244.
ISSN 1873-7005
Abstract
In this paper we provide examples, by numerical simulation using the Navier-Stokes equations for axisymmetric laminar flow, of the 'leapfrogging' motion of two, initially identical, vortex rings which share a common axis of symmetry. We show that the number of clear passes that each ring makes through the other increases with Reynolds number, and that as long as the configuration remains stable the two rings ultimately merge to form a single vortex ring.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Science > School of Mathematics |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Fluid and Solid Mechanics Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (former - to 2017) Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Meteorology, Oceanography and Climate Dynamics (former - to 2017) |
| Depositing User: | David Stevens |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Dec 2010 14:12 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Dec 2022 02:08 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/15860 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0169-5983(93)90114-P |
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