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Helmholtz instability |
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Helmholtz instability [′helm‚hōlts ‚in·stə′bil·əd·ē] (fluid mechanics) The hydrodynamic instability arising from a shear, or discontinuity, in current speed at the interface between two fluids in two-dimensional motion; the perturbation gains kinetic energy at the expense of that of the basic currents. Also known as shearing instability. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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