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vortex shedding

vortex shedding noun: an oscillating flow that occurs when a fluid flows past a bluff body at certain velocities. Vortices are created at the back of the body and detach periodically from either side of it, forming a von Kármán vortex street.

Noun

vortex shedding (uncountable)

  1. An oscillating flow that occurs when a fluid flows past a bluff body at certain velocities. Vortices are created at the back of the body and detach periodically from either side of it, forming a von Kármán vortex street.

vortex shedding meaning in Tamil

vortex shedding in Tamil

சுழிப்பு இறக்கம்

Questions about vortex shedding

What does vortex shedding mean?
Vortex shedding means an oscillating flow that occurs when a fluid flows past a bluff body at certain velocities. Vortices are created at the back of the body and detach periodically from either side of it, forming a von Kármán vortex street.
What is vortex shedding in Tamil?
Vortex shedding in Tamil is சுழிப்பு இறக்கம். See Vortex shedding meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is vortex shedding?
Vortex shedding is a noun.

Words near vortex shedding in the dictionary

  1. vortex lines
  2. vortex mixer
  3. vortex mixers
  4. vortex ring
  5. vortex rings
  6. vortex shedding
  7. vortex theory
  8. vortex tube
  9. vortex tubes
  10. vortexation
  11. vortexations

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