D. G. Akhmetov, B. A. Lugovtsov, V. G. Makarenko, V. V. Nikulin, “Occurrence of tornado-like vortices in a rotating fluid under forced inertial oscillations of large amplitude”, Prikl. Mekh. Tekh. Fiz., 2002, Volume 43, Issue 2,Pages <nobr>87

Occurrence of tornado-like vortices in a rotating fluid under forced inertial oscillations of large amplitude

D. G. Akhmetov, B. A. Lugovtsov, V. G. Makarenko, V. V. Nikulin

Lavrent'ev Institute of Hydrodynamics, Siberian Division, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, 630090

Abstract: Experimental estimates are obtained for the main parameters of tornado-like vortices that arise from excitation of forced axisymmetric inertial oscillations of large amplitude in a rigidly rotating fluid.

UDC: 532.5

Received: 24.12.2001