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Vortex lift — is a form of lift generated by delta wings operating at high angles of attack. How it worksVortex lift works by capturing vortices generated from the sharply swept leading edge of the wing. The vortex, formed roughly parallel to the leading edge… … Wikipedia
Vortex — A vortex (pl. vortices ) is a spinning, often turbulent, flow of fluid. Any spiral motion with closed streamlines is vortex flow. The motion of the fluid swirling rapidly around a center is called a vortex. The speed and rate of rotation of the… … Wikipedia
Vortex Indicator — The Vortex Indicator is a technical indicator invented by Etienne Botes and Douglas Siepman to identify the start of a new trend or the continuation of an existing trend within financial markets. It was published in the January 2010 edition of… … Wikipedia
Vortex generator — A vortex generator is an aerodynamic surface, consisting of a small vane that creates a vortex.Peppler, I.L.: From The Ground Up , page 23. Aviation Publishers Co. Limited, Ottawa Ontario, Twenty Seventh Revised Edition, 1996. ISBN 09690054 9 0]… … Wikipedia
Vortex ring — A vortex ring, also called a toroidal vortex, is a region of rotating fluid moving through the same or different fluid where the flow pattern takes on a doughnut shape. The movement of the fluid is about the poloidal or circular axis of the… … Wikipedia
Vortex mixer — Infobox Laboratory equipment name = Vortex mixer caption = A Whirlimixer brand vortex mixer acronym = other names = Vortex shaker uses = Liquid mixing related = Magnetic stirrer Static mixerA vortex mixer is a simple device used commonly in… … Wikipedia
Vortex lattice method — The Vortex lattice method, (VLM), is a numerical, Computational fluid dynamics, method used mainly in the early stages of aircraft design and in aerodynamic education at university level. The VLM models the lifting surfaces, such as a wing, of an … Wikipedia
Vortex Tower — The Vortex Tower was the working name of a huge and highly innovative project designed by Ken Shuttleworth’s MAKE Architects, the building would have risen to a height of 984 feet (300 m) and 70 floors. The shape of the Vortex Tower is a… … Wikipedia
The City on the Edge of Forever — Star Trek: The Original Series episode The Enterprise crew encounters the Guardian of Forever … Wikipedia
Starting vortex — The starting vortex is a vortex which forms in the air adjacent to the trailing edge of an airfoil as it is accelerated from rest in a fluid. [Clancy, L.J., Aerodynamics , Figure 4.7] It leaves the airfoil (which now has an equal but opposite… … Wikipedia
