Experimental study of circular Couette flow in a stratified fluid

Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 520-528

  Boubnov, B M ^a   Hopfinger, E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COUETTE FLOW; CYLINDER; FLOW; STRATIFIED FLOW;

COUETTE FLOW; HYDRODYNAMIC INSTABILITY; STRATIFIED FLOW;

EID: 0031412863     PISSN: 00154628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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