70th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics (November 19, 2017 — November 21, 2017)

V0088: The Growth and Breakdown of a Vortex-ring in a Stably Stratified Fluid

Authors

• Advaith S, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
• Manu K V, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram, India
• Saptarshi Basu, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/APS.DFD.2017.GFM.V0088

With this video, we aim to spark curiosity and interest in the field of classical fluid dynamics. With the help of high-speed imaging techniques, we were able to visualize these fluid dynamic events by slowing them down to an observable pace. 

Reference:

‌S. Advaith, K. V. Manu, A.Tinaikar, K.C. Utpal and B. Saptarshi, Interaction of vortex ring with a stratified finite thickness interface, Physics of Fluids, 2017, 29:9. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4994264