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Loss of energy during the motion of a vortex ring

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Experimental estimates of energy and energy dissipation of a vortex ring are presented. The energy losses during the motion of a vortex ring and a streamlined solid are compared.

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Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 49, No. 1, pp. 24–30, January–February, 2008.

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Akhmetov, D.G. Loss of energy during the motion of a vortex ring. J Appl Mech Tech Phys 49, 18–22 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10808-008-0003-9

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