Stability of gravity currents generated by finite-volume releases

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 562, Issue , 2006, Pages 261-278

  Mathunjwa, Jochonia S ^a   Hogg, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FLOW OF FLUIDS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES;

FROUDE NUMBER; GRAVITY CURRENTS; LINEAR STABILITY ANALYSIS;

GRAVITATION;

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GRAVITATION; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES;

EIGENVALUE; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FLOW STABILITY;

EID: 33749001739     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002211200600108X     Document Type: Article

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