The stratified Boycott effect

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 529, Issue , 2005, Pages 33-49

  Peacock, Tom ^a   Blanchette, Francois ^a   Bush, John W M ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HEAT CONVECTION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SALINE WATER; THERMAL PLUMES; THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

INCLINED WALLS; PARTICLE-LADEN FLUIDS; STEP-LIKE DENSITY FILES;

CHANNEL FLOW;

FLUID MECHANICS;

EID: 18644367911     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002211200500337X     Document Type: Article

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