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Tag: self-excited oscillation
Flame Feedback
When a flame is enclosed in a combustion chamber, it can create violent oscillations in the pressure field. Flames have a natural unsteadiness in their heat release. These temperature fluctuations Keep reading
Flutter and the Tacoma Narrows Bridge
Sixty years ago yesterday the original Tacoma Narrows Bridge (a.k.a. Galloping Gertie) collapsed as a result of aeroelastic flutter during 42 mph winds. Flutter is a phenomenon in which the Keep reading