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Figure 14. Time-averaged vertical velocity induced below the
mid-plane of a moving Rankine vortex over 100 time steps.
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X-coordinate (convection velocity x time)
Figure 15. Time-averaged horizontal velocity induced below the
mid-plane of a moving Rankine vortex over ten time steps.