Evolution and mixing of asymmetric Holmboe instabilities

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 582, Issue , 2007, Pages 103-132

  Carpenter, J R ^a   Lawrence, G A ^a   Smyth, W D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION; FLOW VELOCITY; FLUID MECHANICS; SHEAR FLOW; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW;

ASYMMETRIC HOLMBOE INSTABILITIES; INTERMEDIATE DENSITY FLUID; SHEAR LAYER;

MIXING;

DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION; FLOW VELOCITY; FLUID MECHANICS; MIXING; SHEAR FLOW; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; KELVIN-HELMHOLTZ INSTABILITY; MIXING; TURBULENCE;

EID: 34447524564     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112007005988     Document Type: Article

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