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Vortex Street
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Two parallel rows of alternately placed vortexes along the wake of an
obstacle in a fluid of moderate Reynolds
number. Also called Karman vortex street, vortex trail vortex train.
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Fluid drag can be calculated from the motion of these vortexes, which
are stable only for a certain radio of the width of the street to the distance
between vortexes along the street.
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References
This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use
