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Chaotic mixing in a bounded three-dimensional flow. (English) Zbl 0991.76083

The objective of the paper is to present an experimental system that serves as a prototype for studies of chaotic mixing in three-dimensional bounded flows. The system is an idealization of a mixing stirred tank. The flow structure reveals detailed chaotic structures and chains of high-period islands. Numerical experiments are performed and compared with particle image velocimetry and flow visualization results.

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76R99 Diffusion and convection
37N10 Dynamical systems in fluid mechanics, oceanography and meteorology
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