Critical conditions and composite Froude numbers for layered flow with transverse variations in velocity

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 605, Issue , 2008, Pages 281-291

  Pratt, Larry J ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; FLOW VELOCITY; FROUDE NUMBER;

LAYERED FLOW; SLUGGISH FLOW;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW VELOCITY; FROUDE NUMBER;

FLOW VELOCITY; FROUDE NUMBER; HYDRAULICS;

EID: 44449160991     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002211200800150X     Document Type: Article

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