On the buckling property of inviscid jets and the origin of turbulence
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Bejan, A
Published in: Letters in Heat and Mass Transfer
January 1, 1981
This letter outlines the analogy which exists between inviscid jets and elastic columns in axial compression. It is shown that straight inviscid jet columns possess the property of sinusoidal infinitesimal buckling. The buckling wavelength scales with the transversal dimension of the jet. The repeated buckling and breakup of the jet column is responsible for the observed whiplash motion of turbulent jets. The buckling theory predicts correctly the natural frequency of the whiplash motion and the Reynolds number for the laminar-turbulent transition in free jet flow. © 1981.
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Letters in Heat and Mass Transfer
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0094-4548
Publication Date
January 1, 1981
Volume
8
Issue
3
Start / End Page
187 / 194
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Bejan, A. (1981). On the buckling property of inviscid jets and the origin of turbulence. Letters in Heat and Mass Transfer, 8(3), 187–194. https://doi.org/10.1016/0094-4548(81)90013-8
Bejan, A. “On the buckling property of inviscid jets and the origin of turbulence.” Letters in Heat and Mass Transfer 8, no. 3 (January 1, 1981): 187–94. https://doi.org/10.1016/0094-4548(81)90013-8.
Bejan A. On the buckling property of inviscid jets and the origin of turbulence. Letters in Heat and Mass Transfer. 1981 Jan 1;8(3):187–94.
Bejan, A. “On the buckling property of inviscid jets and the origin of turbulence.” Letters in Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 8, no. 3, Jan. 1981, pp. 187–94. Scopus, doi:10.1016/0094-4548(81)90013-8.
Bejan A. On the buckling property of inviscid jets and the origin of turbulence. Letters in Heat and Mass Transfer. 1981 Jan 1;8(3):187–194.
Published In
Letters in Heat and Mass Transfer
DOI
ISSN
0094-4548
Publication Date
January 1, 1981
Volume
8
Issue
3
Start / End Page
187 / 194