On the evolution of double-diffusive intrusions into a stably stratified liquid : A study of the layer merging process

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 41, Issue 18, 1998, Pages 2743-2756

  Kranenborg, E Jurjen ^a   Dijkstra, Henk A ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS;

LAYER MERGING; LAYER SANDWICHING;

MASS TRANSFER;

DIFFUSION; INSTABILITY; STRATIFIED FLOW;

INSTABILITY; MULTIPHASE FLOW; STRATIFIED FLOW;

EID: 0032171642     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0017-9310(98)00008-8     Document Type: Article

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