Stability analysis of stratified shear flows with a monotonic velocity profile without inflection points

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 539, Issue , 2005, Pages 25-55

  Churilov, S M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOLAR TERRESTRIAL PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW VISUALIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OSCILLATIONS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; VELOCITY;

INFLECTION POINTS; MONOTONIC VELOCITY PROFILE; STABILITY ANALYSIS; STRATIFIED SHEAR FLOW;

SHEAR FLOW;

FLOW VISUALIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OSCILLATIONS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; SHEAR FLOW; VELOCITY;

FLOW STABILITY; FLUID MECHANICS; SHEAR FLOW; STABILITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 33644585619     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112005005318     Document Type: Article

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