A direct numerical simulation approach to the study of intrusion fronts

Journal of Engineering Mathematics

Volumn 32, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 103-120

  Hartel C ^a   Kleiser, L ^a   Michaud, M ^a   Stein, C F ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Direct numerical simulation; Gravity currents; Lock exchange flow; Spectral method

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS;

DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION; GRAVITY CURRENTS; INTRUSION FRONTS; LOCK EXCHANGE FLOW;

CHANNEL FLOW;

CONVECTION; CURRENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0031252206     PISSN: 00220833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1004215331070     Document Type: Article

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