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Old   March 20, 2013, 17:16
Default Vortices in rhoCentralFoam
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Hey guys,

if we choose the laminar simulation model there is no way we could see any vortices, even if they exist? The flow should remain attached, shouldn't it?

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Not necessarily, Unsteady laminar flows exist, Checkout von Karmon vortecies.
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