Symmetry and Its Applications in Experimental Fluid Mechanics

Dear Colleagues,

Many flow patterns in nature and industry are fascinating due to their symmetry. These phenomena may be symmetrical about a line, a point, an axial or even time. In experiments related to fluid mechanics, there are many symmetrical or asymmetrical phenomena, e.g., laminar flow, vortex rings, vortexes in microdroplets, Kármán vortex streets, Marangoni flow in microgravity, multiphase flow, interface flow and so on. Obtaining an understanding of the background physics of these flow patterns is important.

We invite you to share your research into fascinating flow patterns with researchers worldwide in this Special Issue. These symmetrical or asymmetrical flow phenomena observed in experiments reflect complex scientific problems relating to fluid mechanics.

This Special Issue is intended to provide a series of papers focused on symmetry and its applications in experimental fluid mechanics, devoted to understanding the background physics of these flow patterns.

Dr. Qi Kang
Dr. Feng Shen
Dr. Di Wu
Dr. Jia Wang
Dr. Bin Zhou
Dr. Longsheng Duan
Dr. Shangtong Chen
Guest Editors

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