Structures in stratified plane mixing layers and the effects of cross-shear

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 342, Issue , 1997, Pages 53-86

  Atsavapranee, P ^a   Gharib, M ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW VISUALIZATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SHEAR FLOW; VORTEX FLOW;

KELVIN HELMHOLTZ VORTICES; STRATIFIED PLANE MIXING;

MIXING;

MIXING LAYER; STRATIFIED FLOW; STRUCTURE;

EID: 0031177712     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112097005399     Document Type: Article

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