Numerical study on head advancement of axisymmetric gravity currents

Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1893-1898

  Zhang, L Z ^a   Zeng, L ^b   Zhang, B ^b   Li, Z ^b   Luo, Z L ^b  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^b Peking University   (China)

Author keywords

Axisymmetric gravity current; Environmental hydraulics; Water pollution

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY WAVES; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STATISTICAL MECHANICS;

AXISYMMETRIC GRAVITY CURRENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL HYDRAULICS; FUNCTION OF TIME; LOCALISED; NUMERICAL RESULTS; RENORMALIZATION GROUP; REYNOLDS STRESS; SLUMPING PHASE; TIME-DEPENDENT CURRENTS; TWO PHASE;

WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 74449087314     PISSN: 10075704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cnsns.2009.07.020     Document Type: Article

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