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The characteristics of complex turbulent boundary layers under adverse pressure gradients are assessed through well-resolved large-eddy simulations (LES) with the spectral-element code Nek5000. Two wing sections are analysed: a NACA0012 at…
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We present experimental results on the relaxation dynamics of vesicles subjected to a time-dependent elongation flow. We observed and characterized a new instability, which results in the formation of higher order modes of the vesicle shape…
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