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Aerodynamic generation of sound

Title
Aerodynamic generation of sound / produced by Educational Development Center [under the direction of] the National Committee for Fluid Mechanics Films.
Publication
Chicago, Ill. : Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corp. [distributor], [1988?], ©1969.

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Moving imageRequest in advance TL574.S55 A37 1988gOff-site

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Additional Authors
  • Lighthill, M. J., Sir.
  • Efowcs Williams, J. E. (John E.)
  • Friedman, John.
  • Tannebring, William.
  • Education Development Center.
  • National Committee for Fluid Mechanics Films.
  • Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation.
Description
1 videocassette (44 min.) : sound, black and white; 1/2 in.
Summary
Describes the mechanism of sound generation by turbulence resulting from an instability of steady flow, discusses quadrupoles in detail, and illustrates the fundamentals of jet noise generation.
Series Statement
Fluid mechanics films
Uniform Title
Fluid mechanics films.
Subject
  • Aerodynamics, Supersonic
  • Sonic boom
  • Jet plane sounds
Note
  • Originally produced and released as a 16 mm. motion picture in 1969 as part of the series: Fluid mechanics films.
  • Encyclopaedia Britannica: X21625.
Credits (note)
  • Producer-director, John Friedman ; editor, William Tannebring.
System Details (note)
  • VHS format.
OCLC
ocm26688838
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries