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VORTEX LINE [2 records]

Record 1 1999-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
CONT

A vortex line is a line drawn through the fluid such that it is everywhere tangent to the rotation vector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
CONT

La ligne de champ est appelée "ligne tourbillon": elle est tangente, en chaque point, au vecteur tourbillon en ce point.

Spanish

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Record 2 1989-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
DEF

A line drawn through a fluid such that it is everywhere tangent to the vorticity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
CONT

Le champ des vecteurs tourbillons jouit de toutes les propriétés d'un champ vectoriel. (...) La ligne de champ est appelée ligne tourbillon : elle est tangente, en chaque point, au vecteur tourbillon en ce point.

Spanish

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