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Bluff bodies and vortex shedding – a report on Euromech 17

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 March 2006

W. A. Mair  and
D. J. Maull
W. A. Mair
Affiliation:
Engineering Department, Cambridge University
D. J. Maull
Affiliation:
Engineering Department, Cambridge University
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Abstract

European Mechanics Colloquium number 17 was held at Cambridge from 1 to 3 July 1970, when the subject of bluff bodies and vortex shedding was discussed. The following report summarizes some of the papers presented. No formal proceedings of the meeting will be published.

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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 45 , Issue 2 , 30 January 1971 , pp. 209 - 224
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© 1971 Cambridge University Press

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