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Vorticity-based eduction of large-scale structures in turbulent shear flows

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This paper is mainly concerned with a vorticity-based conditional sampling technique, which identifies large-scale vorticity-bearing flow events in turbulent shear flows using multiple X-wire probes. Basic ideas and procedures of the technique are described, and several examples of the results are presented. Advantages and limitations of the technique are also discussed from an experimental point of view.

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Hayakawa, M. Vorticity-based eduction of large-scale structures in turbulent shear flows. Appl. Sci. Res. 53, 203–225 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00849100

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