Definition of Vortex ring. Meaning of Vortex ring. Synonyms of Vortex ring

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Definition of Vortex ring

Vortex ring
Vortex ring Vortex ring (Physics) A ring-shaped mass of moving fluid which, by virtue of its motion of rotation around an axis disposed in circular form, attains a more or less distinct separation from the surrounding medium and has many of the properties of a solid.

Meaning of Vortex ring from wikipedia

- A vortex ring, also called a toroidal vortex, is a torus-shaped vortex in a fluid; that is, a region where the fluid mostly spins around an imaginary axis...
- The vortex ring state (VRS) is a dangerous aerodynamic condition that may arise in helicopter flight, when a vortex ring system engulfs the rotor, causing...
- An air vortex cannon is a toy that releases doughnut-shaped air vortices — similar to smoke rings but larger, stronger and invisible. The vortices are...
- The vortex ring gun is an experimental non-lethal weapon for crowd control that uses high-energy vortex rings of gas to knock down people or spray them...
- In fluid dynamics, a vortex (pl.: vortices or vortexes) is a region in a fluid in which the flow revolves around an axis line, which may be straight or...
- bubble ring, or toroidal bubble, is an underwater vortex ring where an air bubble occupies the core of the vortex, forming a ring shape. The ring of air...
- A smoke ring is a visible vortex ring formed by smoke in a clear atmosphere. Smokers may blow smoke rings from the mouth, intentionally or accidentally...
- "Mount Etna blows smoke rings during volcanic eruptions". NBC News. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2013. "Vortex rings made of water vapour rise...
- the low-velocity region of spherical vortex breakdown of a natural vortex[vague] (e.g., the 'Hill's spherical vortex'). Oleg Meshcheryakov suggests that...
- The Arctic tropospheric polar vortex A cir****polar vortex, or simply polar vortex, is a large region of cold, rotating air; polar vortices encircle both...