Turbulent flow over a backward-facing step. Part I: Effects of anti-cyclonic system rotation

Mustafa Barri & Helge I. Andersson

Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol. 000 (200X), pp. 000-000

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Movie 1. Contour plots of instantaneous enstrophy fluctuations for Ro = 0.4. The contours are shown at the center of the channel. Dark contours indicate high energy regions. Download movie.

Movie 2. Contour plots of instantaneous spanwise velocity fluctuations for Ro = 0.4 close to the stepped wall. Download movie.

Movie 3. Contour plots of instantaneous skin friction for Ro = 0.4. (a) at the straight upper-wall and (b) at the stepped lower-wall. Download movie.