Analytical solutions for turbulent non-Boussinesq plumes

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 538, Issue , 2005, Pages 343-359

  Carlotti, Pierre ^a   Hunt, Gary R ^b  

^a Centre d'Etude des Tunnels   (France)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY; BUOYANCY; DENSITY MEASUREMENT (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); HEAT FLUX; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL PLUMES;

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYTICAL EXPRESSION; LAZY PLUME EQUATIONS; TURBULENT NON-BOUSSINESQ PLUMES; UNCONFINED QUIESCENT ENVIRONMENTS;

TURBULENT FLOW;

BOUSSINESQ EQUATION; PLUME; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 22144434950     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112005005379     Document Type: Article

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