Numerical simulations of lock-exchange compositional gravity current

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 635, Issue , 2009, Pages 361-388

  Ooi, Seng Keat ^a   Constantinescu, George ^a   Weber, Larry ^a  

^a University of Iowa   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; FRICTION; GRAVITATION; GRAVITY WAVES; HYPERBOLIC FUNCTIONS; KINETIC ENERGY; KINETICS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; LOCKS (FASTENERS); POTENTIAL ENERGY; TURBULENCE; VELOCITY; VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION; WAKES;

CONCENTRATION PROFILES; CURRENT TRANSITIONS; HIGH RESOLUTION SIMULATIONS; HYPERBOLIC TANGENT FUNCTION; INSTANTANEOUS RELEASE; STREAM-WISE VELOCITIES; THREE DIMENSIONAL SIMULATIONS; TURBULENCE INTENSITY;

GRASHOF NUMBER;

BOUSSINESQ EQUATION; BUOYANCY; CHANNEL FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIMENSIONLESS NUMBER; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FLOW VELOCITY; FLUID DYNAMICS; GRAVITY FIELD; KINETIC ENERGY; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 76249111185     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112009007599     Document Type: Article

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