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vortex street [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-04-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
- Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- vortex street
1, record 1, English, vortex%20street
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- vortex trail 2, record 1, English, vortex%20trail
correct, officially approved
- vortex train 1, record 1, English, vortex%20train
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A series of vortices which are systematically shed from the downstream side of a body around which fluid is flowing rapidly. 1, record 1, English, - vortex%20street
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Vortex streets can be created by steady winds blowing past smokestacks, transmission lines, bridges, missiles about to be launched vertically, and pipelines aboveground in the desert ... If the vortex shedding frequency is near a natural vibration frequency of the body, the resonant response may cause structural damage. 3, record 1, English, - vortex%20street
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... the vortices formed by the rolling up of the two surfaces of discontinuity in the make arrange themselves into two equispaced parallel rows, forming an "avenue" or "street" in which the one set lies intermediate in station to the other. Von Karman showed that the system will continue in stable formation as it marches downstream. 4, record 1, English, - vortex%20street
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
- Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sillage turbulent
1, record 1, French, sillage%20turbulent
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- sillage tourbillonnant 1, record 1, French, sillage%20tourbillonnant
correct, masculine noun
- sillage du tourbillon 2, record 1, French, sillage%20du%20tourbillon
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans un champ donné de nombres de Reynolds [...] le sillage turbulent [...] est constitué par une double rangée de tourbillons alternés. En se détachant du corps, les tourbillons isolés lui impriment une série d'impulsions; il en découle que les grosses cheminées, les antennes radio, les tuyauteries suspendues, les lignes électriques etc., sont sujettes à des vibrations, parfois même très énergiques, lorsque le vent (ou l'eau) [...] les assaille. 1, record 1, French, - sillage%20turbulent
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pour un solide en forme de cylindre circulaire [on] passe du sillage laminaire [...] à la formation de tourbillons symétriques [...] (sillage en cœur) puis de tourbillons alternés [...] (sillage de Karman), puis d'un sillage à structure confuse. 3, record 1, French, - sillage%20turbulent
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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