Dynamics of radiating cold domes on a sloping bottom

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 364, Issue , 1998, Pages 221-251

  Swaters, Gordon E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOMES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

MORY-STERN ISOLATION CONSTRAINT; RADIATING COLD DOMES;

FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION;

EID: 0032094821     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112098001049     Document Type: Article

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