vortex shedding

English
Vortex shedding behind a circular cylinder

Noun

vortex shedding (uncountable)

  1. (fluid dynamics) 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.
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