Layer formation and transitions in stratified circular Couette flow

Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans

Volumn 23, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 139-153

  Boubnov, B M ^a   Gledzer, E B ^a   Hopfinger, E J ^b   Orlandi, P ^c  

^a Institute of Atmospheric Physics   (Russian Federation)

^b LEGI   (France)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AXIAL DENSITY STRATIFICATION; BUOYANCY FREQUENCY; CIRCULAR FLOW; COUETTE FLOW; DENSITY LAYER FORMATION; FLUID FLOW; HYDRODYNAMIC STABILITY; LINEAR STABILITY THEORY; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; TAYLOR VORTEX;

CIRCULAR; COUETTE FLOW; STABILITY; STRATIFICATION;

EID: 0029657446     PISSN: 03770265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0377-0265(95)00419-x     Document Type: Article

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