Reynolds number dependence of an upper bound for the long-time-averaged buoyancy flux in plane stratified Couette flow

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 498, Issue , 2004, Pages 315-332

  Caulfield, C P ^a   Tang, W ^a   Plasting, S C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; BUOYANCY; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); REYNOLDS NUMBER; THERMAL DIFFUSION;

BOUSSINESQ FLUID; COUETTE FLOW;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

BUOYANCY; COUETTE FLOW; FLOW CHARACTERISTICS; FLUID MECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STRATIFIED FLOW;

EID: 1242344853     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112003006797     Document Type: Article

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