IAHR MEDIA LIBRARY

MULTIMEDIA LIBRARY - METHODS IN HYDRAULICS


FLUID MECHANICS

 Turbulent flow - Turbulent spot

Top view of a turbulent spot growing by destabilizing the surrounding laminar (vortical) flow.


Courtesy of Dr Marian Muste, IIHR - Hydroscience & Engineering, University of Iowa.

The Fluids Laboratory is an integrated learning environment developed by IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering for the College of Engineering of The University of Iowa.

Top view of a turbulent spot growing by destabilizing the surrounding laminar (vortical) flow - Courtesy of Dr. Mohamed Gad-el-Hak, Virginia Commonwealth University - Image published published in the Journal of Fluid Mechanics vol 110, P.73, 1981