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Corotational and Compressibility Aspects Leading to a Modification of the Vortex-Identification Q-Criterion

AIAA Journal · 2015 · 40 citations · 13 references

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Natural SciencesAerospace EngineeringPhysicsAerodynamicsFluid DynamicsFluid MechanicsCompressible FlowFlow StabilityIncompressible FlowVortex DynamicsVorticity DynamicsCompressibilityFluid CompressibilityVortex Core IdentificationVortex FlowVortex Identification

Abstract

A three-dimensional modification of the vortex-identification Q-criterion is proposed. The modification, based on the corotational and compressibility arguments, performs better in regions of strong shearing.

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