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Saturday, October 1, 2016

Kármán Vortex Streetbehind a circularcylinder



Smoke filaments in a wind tunnel show de periodic shedding of vortices. The Reynolds number is about 300, which is near the observed upper limit for stability; and the pattern seems to be desintegrating at the downstream edge of the photograph. This is an intermediate stage in the remarkable variety of partners that succeed one another as the Reynolds number is increased. Photograph by Peter Bradshaw

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