The effect of geometry on the gravitational instability of a buoyant region of viscous fluid

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 202, Issue 577, 1989, Pages 577-594

  Lister, John R ^a   Kerr, Ross C ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS--VISCOUS; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES--PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES;

BUOYANT REGION; UNSTABLE SINUSOIDAL PERTURBATION; VISCOSITY RATIOS;

FLUIDS;

EID: 0024664591     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112089001308     Document Type: Article

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