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The dynamics of a pair of parallel counter-rotating vortices has been the object of a large number of studies in the last three decades. The continued interest in this flow is, to a great extent, due to its relevance to the problem of aircraft trailing wakes, whose far field is primarily composed of such a pair. In addition, the counter-rotating vortex pair represents one of the simplest flow configurations for the study of elementary vortex interactions, which can yield useful information for our understanding of the dynamics of more complex transitional and turbulent flows.
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Leweke, T., Williamson, C.H.K. (1998). Reconnection of a Counterrotating Vortex Pair. In: Frisch, U. (eds) Advances in Turbulence VII. Fluid Mechanics and Its Applications, vol 46. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5118-4_14
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