Riley, N and Stevens, DP (1993) A note on leapfrogging vortex rings. Fluid Dynamics Research, 11 (5). pp. 235-244. ISSN 1873-7005

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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
Related URLs:	http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?...
Depositing User:	David Stevens
Date Deposited:	01 Dec 2010 14:12
Last Modified:	19 Jan 2021 00:39
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/15860
DOI:	10.1016/0169-5983(93)90114-P

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