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We shall consider the thin layer which occurs between two fluids flowing parallel to each other. If the centreline of the mixing layer is curved it has been shown that the situation can support centrifugal instabilities in the form of longitudinal vortices. As these perturbations develop downstream they eventually conform to an asymptotic structure and it is within this régime that we shall discuss their nonlinear evolution. The indirect effect of the vortex structure on Kelvin-Helmholtz modes is also investigated.
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Seddougui, S.O., Otto, S.R. (1996). On The Nonlinear Evolution of Gortler Vortices in Curved Mixing Layers. In: Duck, P.W., Hall, P. (eds) IUTAM Symposium on Nonlinear Instability and Transition in Three-Dimensional Boundary Layers. Fluid Mechanics and Its Applications, vol 35. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1700-2_10
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