The Blue Whirl Observed in Experiment (IMAGE)

University of Maryland

The Blue Whirl Observed in Experiment

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(A) Stable blue whirl. (B) Slightly unstable blue whirl with soot in the middle, suggesting a bubble mode of vortex breakdown.

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H. Xiao, University of Science and Technology of China

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