flow separation

collocation in English

meaningsofflowandseparation

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flow
noun
uk
/fləʊ/us
/floʊ/
the movement of something in ...
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separation
noun
uk
/ˌsep.ərˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌsep.əˈreɪ.ʃən/
a situation in which two or more people or things ...
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(Definition offlowandseparationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofflow separation

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For these conditions aflowseparationor 'breaking' of the second or third wave downstream of the original groove was a common occurrence.
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The 'breaking' of the waves is therefore associated with the formation of aflowseparationon the downstream face of sinusoidal wave.
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The first two screens shown in the short entrance diffuser were installed in order to prevent localflowseparation.
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The nature of three-dimensionalflowseparationis very complex, and the relationships between separation and shear stress are not yet fully understood.
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Therefore, as noted earlier, it is not valid near the point of separation and cannot be used to studyflowseparationbehaviour.
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A possible criticism of this and many other models is that no attempt is made to account forflowseparation.
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As the oscillation amplitude is increased, some asymmetry appears in theflowseparationand vortex development behind the cylinder.
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Further, it provides the opportunity to study three-dimensionalflowseparation, and its relation to surface stress and vorticity.
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The dragging of the upper-layer fluid was probably not observed in the above experiments because the dragged layer is thin whenflowseparationexists.
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A dust method, developed earlier in the laboratory, was used to indicateflowseparation.
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In the 2.4 kg model, one significantflowseparationpattern was observed in each plane.
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It seems that there is no correlation between the development offlowseparationand the occurrence of flow limitation or multiple solutions.
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Vortices are not formed owing toflowseparation, but a three-dimensional structure due to an instability in the boundary-layer flow appears near the cylinder surface.
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This led them to the idea of a slender wing with controlledflowseparationfrom the leading edges.
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Likewise,flowseparationis exhibited in the right pulmonary artery in all models.
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