The study of vortex ring dynamics centres on understanding the formation, evolution and decay of toroidal vortices generated by pulsed fluid jets. These phenomena are crucial in a wide range of ...
Helicopter safety researchers are to undertake formal analysis of the hazardous vortex ring phenomenon and the effectiveness of an alternative recovery and escape technique. The vortex ring state is ...
The science pros at TKOR build a giant smoke ring toy to study air vortex motion.
The next several months of tests on the MV-22 Osprey will see the use of static line parachutes to deploy paratroopers, and further analysis of the aircraft's susceptibility to vortex ring state, ...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Remember the term polar vortex? We have heard about it and felt that bitter cold arctic air during plenty of West Michigan winters, but what is a vortex and how does it work?? We ...