Effect of nonharmonic forcing on bluff-body vortex dynamics

E Konstantinidis1, D Bouris

  • 1Department of Engineering and Management of Energy Resources, University of Western Macedonia, Kozani 50100, Greece. ekonstantinidis@uowm.gr

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