Topographically controlled, breaking-wave-induced macrovortices. Part 3. The mixing features

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 559, Issue , 2006, Pages 81-106

  Piattella, A ^a   Brocchini, M ^b   Mancinelli, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; OCEAN CURRENTS; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; TWO PHASE FLOW; UNDERWATER STRUCTURES; VORTEX FLOW;

BREAKING-WAVE-INDUCED MACROVORTICES; QUASI-TWO-DIMENSIONAL FLOW; SUBMERGED STRUCTURES;

BREAKWATERS;

BREAKWATERS; COASTAL ZONES; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; OCEAN CURRENTS; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; TWO PHASE FLOW; UNDERWATER STRUCTURES; VORTEX FLOW;

BREAKING WAVE; BREAKWATER; BROWNIAN MOTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DIFFUSIVITY; LONGSHORE CURRENT; SHALLOW WATER; TOPOGRAPHY; VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 33746326145     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112006009918     Document Type: Article

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