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ALLEE TOURBILLONS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-04-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Karman vortex street
1, record 1, English, Karman%20vortex%20street
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A double row of line vortices in a fluid. 1, record 1, English, - Karman%20vortex%20street
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... a Karman vortex street is shed in the make of bluff cylindrical bodies when the relative fluid velocity is perpendicular to the generators of the cylinder ... This periodic shedding of eddies occurs first from one side of the body and then from the other ... 1, record 1, English, - Karman%20vortex%20street
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tourbillons de Karman
1, record 1, French, tourbillons%20de%20Karman
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- sillage de Karman 2, record 1, French, sillage%20de%20Karman
correct, masculine noun
- allée de tourbillons 3, record 1, French, all%C3%A9e%20de%20tourbillons
correct, feminine noun
- tourbillons alternés de Bénard-Karman 3, record 1, French, tourbillons%20altern%C3%A9s%20de%20B%C3%A9nard%2DKarman
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour un solide en forme de cylindre circulaire, le sillage varie en fonction du nombre de Reynolds R [...] On passe du sillage laminaire pour R < 20 [...] à la formation de tourbillons symétriques pour 20 < R < 50 (sillage en cœur) puis de tourbillons alternés pour 50 < R < 2500 (sillage de Karman), puis d'un sillage à structure confuse. 4, record 1, French, - tourbillons%20de%20Karman
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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