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Discussion on stability criterion of inviscid compressible swirling flow

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The stability condition for compressible and incompressible swirling flow is discussed and compared. It is found that Eckhoff and Storesletten’s necessary condition for stability of inviscid compressible swirling flow seems incorrect.

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  1. Shanghai Institute of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, Shanghai University, 149 Yanchang Road, 200072, Shanghai

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Xia, N. Discussion on stability criterion of inviscid compressible swirling flow. J. of Shanghai Univ. 3, 4–6 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11741-999-0021-8

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