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Stability analysis of the Ortloff-Ives equation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 April 2006

T. S. Lee
Affiliation:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, Massachusetts 02173

Abstract

The unstable conclusion drawn by Ortloff & Ives of the cylinder motion in a viscous stream is shown to be incorrect. Furthermore, a region of stable solution is derived in the parameter space defined by the normal and tangential drag coefficients.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© 1981 Cambridge University Press

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