Re: Vortices off tops of discharges

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Original poster: "Jim Lux by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>

No... just that putting a heat source over a flat surface is a good way to
get vortex flow...
It's easy to test... get some sort of small, point source of smoke or fog
and put it near the edge to visualize the airflow.  dry ice might work...

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Subject: RE: Vortices off tops of discharges


> Original poster: "Richard Wayne Wall by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <rwall-at-ix-dot-netcom-dot-com>
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> Jim Lux,
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> Are you saying that Dave's plasma vortex is definitely due to rising heat?
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> RWW
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> > Any source of heat in a quiet air environment will tend to generate a
> > tornado like vortex.  It's a very stable flow configuration, and small
> > edges in the flow region shed small vortices to get it started.
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