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Mechanism of formation of vortex rings

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It is demonstrated experimentally that a vortex ring is created by the slowing down of the central part of a stream and that during formation of this ring the amount of the mass of liquid participating in its formation can change. The possibility is also established of obtaining liquid vortex blobs in the form of hemispheres or spheroids.

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    P. A. Petrov

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Deceased.

Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR. Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 2, pp. 19–26, March–April, 1973.

In conclusion, the author thanks G. A. Lyubimov and A. T. Onufriev for useful discussions of the data from the investigations, and O. M. Belotserkovskii for interest in the work.

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Petrov, P.A. Mechanism of formation of vortex rings. Fluid Dyn 8, 190–195 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01017526

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