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Formation of a Vortex by an Elevated Electrical Heat Source

Nature Physical Science volume 233, pages 142–143 (1971)Cite this article

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RECENTLY we described a series of experiments where we initiated a vortex in the laboratory using heat from a high voltage discharge as the driving force1. A slightly different experiment involves forming a vortex from an elevated electrical heat source.

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  1. Arthur D. Little Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts

    R. T. RYAN

  2. State University of New York at Albany, Albany, New York

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RYAN, R., VONNEGUT, B. Formation of a Vortex by an Elevated Electrical Heat Source. Nature Physical Science 233, 142–143 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/physci233142a0

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