- Von Kármán vortex street
-
a double row of vortices in a fluid sometimes found in the wake of a cylindrical body (such as in a river, downstream of a bridge support), eddies being produced from alternate sides of the body
Wikipedia foundation.
Von Kármán vortex street
Look at other dictionaries:
Kármán vortex street — noun A Von Kármán vortex street … Wiktionary
Karman vortex street — /kärˈmən vörˈteks strēt/ (acoustics) noun The regular vortex pattern behind an obstacle in a flow where vortices are generated and travel away from the object ORIGIN: T von Karman (1881–1963), Hungarian born American engineer … Useful english dictionary
Kármán vortex street — A Kármán vortex street is a repeating pattern of swirling vortices caused by the unsteady separation of flow over bluff bodies. They are named after the engineer and fluid dynamicist, Theodore von Kármán [Theodore von Kármán: Aerodynamics]… … Wikipedia
Vortex Street de Kármán — Allée de tourbillons de Karman allée de tourbillons de Karman au large de l île Rishiri au Japon … Wikipédia en Français
Calle de vórtices de von Kárman — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Calle de vórtices de von Kárman en las Islas Juan Fernandez en la costa de Chile … Wikipedia Español
Allée de Bénard-Von Karman — Allée de tourbillons de Karman allée de tourbillons de Karman au large de l île Rishiri au Japon … Wikipédia en Français
Instabilité de Bénard-Von Karman — Allée de tourbillons de Karman allée de tourbillons de Karman au large de l île Rishiri au Japon … Wikipédia en Français
Theodore von Kármán — Infobox Scientist name = box width = image width =150px caption = Von Karman at the Caltech JPL birth date = birth date|1881|05|11 birth place = death date = death date and age|1963|05|06|1881|05|11 death place = residence = citizenship =… … Wikipedia
Vortex shedding — is an unsteady flow that takes place in special flow velocities (according to the size and shape of the cylindrical body). In this flow, vortices are created at the back of the body and detach periodically from either side of the body. See Von… … Wikipedia
Vortex induced vibration — Vortex induced vibrations (VIV) are motions induced on bodies facing an external flow by periodical irregularities on this flow. The classical example is the VIV of an underwater cylinder. You can see how this happens by putting a cylinder into… … Wikipedia
