Bénard–von Kármán vortex street

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf fluid dynamics phenomenon
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Kármán_vortex_street
gptkbp:application engineering
meteorology
aerodynamics
gptkbp:cause vibration in structures
gptkbp:characterizedBy alternating low-pressure vortices
gptkbp:describes repeating pattern of swirling vortices
gptkbp:example vortices behind a cylinder in a stream
gptkbp:firstDescribed early 20th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bénard–von Kármán vortex street
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Theodore_von_Kármán
gptkb:Henri_Bénard
gptkbp:occurredIn fluid flows past a bluff body
moderate Reynolds numbers
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Reynolds_number
fluid dynamics
gptkbp:seenIn ocean currents
cloud patterns
atmospheric flows
gptkbp:visualizes smoke or dye in water
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Henri_Bénard
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7