Colliding laminar jets of water can result in the ‘fishbone’ instability.

By Adam Sokol, Michael McCormack, Philip Latiff, Ryan Coyle for Spring 2014 Team Third.
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Colliding laminar jets of water can result in the ‘fishbone’ instability.

Colliding laminar jets of water can result in the ‘fishbone’ instability.

Colliding laminar jets of water can result in the ‘fishbone’ instability.

Colliding laminar jets of water can result in the ‘fishbone’ instability.

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