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Performance of lateral vorticity probe in a turbulent wake

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A useful experimental check of the accuracy of measured lateral vorticity components is provided by comparing the vorticity-velocity cross products with the lateral derivative of the Reynolds shear stress. The check has been carried out in the self-preserving turbulent wake of a cylinder.

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  1. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of Newcastle, 2308, N.S.W., Australia

    R. A. Antonia & S. Rajagopalan

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Antonia, R.A., Rajagopalan, S. Performance of lateral vorticity probe in a turbulent wake. Experiments in Fluids 9, 119–120 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00575347

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