Kármán vortex street
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Kármán vortex street is a repeating pattern of swirling vortices formed when a fluid flows past a bluff body, fundamental in fluid dynamics and aerodynamics.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kármán vortex street canonical | 2 |
| von Kármán vortex street | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4966354 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kármán vortex street Context triple: [Theodore von Kármán, knownFor, Kármán vortex street]
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A.
Langmuir circulation
Langmuir circulation is a wind-driven pattern of shallow, counter-rotating vortices in the upper ocean that organizes floating material into parallel streaks on the water surface.
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B.
Callahan flow
Callahan flow is a notable basaltic lava flow associated with Medicine Lake Volcano in northern California, formed during one of its relatively recent volcanic eruptions.
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C.
Saffman
Saffman is a surname most notably associated with Philip G. Saffman, a prominent British-American applied mathematician and fluid dynamicist.
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D.
Ekman layer
The Ekman layer is the thin region of fluid near a boundary (such as the ocean surface or seafloor) where the balance between friction and the Coriolis effect causes the flow to spiral with depth.
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E.
Saffman–Taylor instability
The Saffman–Taylor instability is a fluid dynamics phenomenon in which a less viscous fluid penetrating a more viscous one in a confined geometry leads to finger-like interfacial patterns, often called viscous fingering.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kármán vortex street Target entity description: Kármán vortex street is a repeating pattern of swirling vortices formed when a fluid flows past a bluff body, fundamental in fluid dynamics and aerodynamics.
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A.
Langmuir circulation
Langmuir circulation is a wind-driven pattern of shallow, counter-rotating vortices in the upper ocean that organizes floating material into parallel streaks on the water surface.
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B.
Callahan flow
Callahan flow is a notable basaltic lava flow associated with Medicine Lake Volcano in northern California, formed during one of its relatively recent volcanic eruptions.
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C.
Saffman
Saffman is a surname most notably associated with Philip G. Saffman, a prominent British-American applied mathematician and fluid dynamicist.
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D.
Ekman layer
The Ekman layer is the thin region of fluid near a boundary (such as the ocean surface or seafloor) where the balance between friction and the Coriolis effect causes the flow to spiral with depth.
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E.
Saffman–Taylor instability
The Saffman–Taylor instability is a fluid dynamics phenomenon in which a less viscous fluid penetrating a more viscous one in a confined geometry leads to finger-like interfacial patterns, often called viscous fingering.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fluid dynamics phenomenon
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vortex shedding pattern ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
aircraft landing gear
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bridge cables ⓘ chimneys ⓘ circular cylinders in crossflow ⓘ offshore risers ⓘ tall buildings ⓘ |
| dependsOn |
Reynolds number
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characteristic length of the body ⓘ flow velocity ⓘ fluid viscosity ⓘ shape of the bluff body ⓘ |
| describedBy | Strouhal number ⓘ |
| field |
aerodynamics
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fluid dynamics ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Navier–Stokes equations
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hydrodynamic stability theory ⓘ |
| hasApplication |
aeroelastic analysis
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design of bridge decks and cables ⓘ design of chimneys and stacks ⓘ flow measurement using vortex flowmeters ⓘ noise prediction and control in external flows ⓘ offshore structure design ⓘ vibration control in engineering structures ⓘ |
| hasCause |
flow of fluid past a bluff body
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instability in the wake of an obstacle ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
alternating vortices
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associated with vortex-induced vibrations ⓘ can cause structural vibrations ⓘ can induce oscillating forces on bodies ⓘ occurs behind bluff bodies ⓘ periodic vortex shedding ⓘ repeating pattern of swirling vortices ⓘ unsteady wake flow ⓘ |
| hasTemporalProperty | vortex shedding frequency proportional to flow speed ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Theodore von Kármán ⓘ |
| observedIn |
atmospheric flows
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cloud patterns downstream of islands ⓘ laboratory water channels ⓘ ocean currents ⓘ wind tunnel experiments ⓘ |
| occursIn |
laminar flow regime
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subcritical Reynolds number range ⓘ |
| produces |
drag force fluctuations
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lift force oscillations ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
boundary layer separation
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von Kármán instability ⓘ vortex shedding ⓘ vortex-induced vibration ⓘ wake flow ⓘ |
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Subject: Kármán vortex street Description of subject: Kármán vortex street is a repeating pattern of swirling vortices formed when a fluid flows past a bluff body, fundamental in fluid dynamics and aerodynamics.
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