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Vortical movement is characterized by non-zero Curl :

: \operatorname{curl}\ \mathbf{v}
e 0,
where v is the velocity vector field of the fluid.

The Curl of the velocity (at a specified point of the Vector Field ) yields a vector which points in the direction around which the fluid is rotating.


SEE ALSO




REFERENCES

  • Ting, L., "''Viscous vortical flows''" (Lecture notes in physics). Springer-Verlag 1991. ISBN 3540537139.



EXTERNAL LINKS


  • Vortical Flow Research Lab (MIT) -- Study of flows found in nature and part of the Department of Ocean Engineering.

  • Kida, Shigeo, "'' Life, Structure, and Dynamical Role of Vortical Motion in Turbulence ''". National Institute for Fusion Science, Theory and Computer Simulation Center. ( PDF )

  • Marcos, C. de la Fuente, and P. Barge, "''[http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/Journals/content/abstracts/mnr/2001/323/3/abstract_mnr4228.asp?journal=mnr&issueid=5690&artid=109036&cid=mnr.2001.1&ftype=abstracts&Inst=true The effect of long-lived vortical circulation on the dynamics of dust particles in the mid-plane of a protoplanetary disc]''".

  • "'' Vortical ''" images via Google .