Evolution of a forced stratified mixing layer

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Rotter, J ^a   Fernando, H J S ^a   Kit, E ^b  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW VISUALIZATION; KINETIC ENERGY; TURBULENCE;

KELVIN-HELMHOLTZ INSTABILITY; STRATIFIED SHEAR LAYER;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; KINETIC ENERGY; TURBULENCE;

EID: 34447331954     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2740305     Document Type: Article

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