Front conditions of high-Re gravity currents produced by constant and time-dependent influx: an analytical and numerical study

DOI10.1016/j.euromechflu.2013.04.004zbMath1408.76164OpenAlexW2041467892MaRDI QIDQ1670049

Mrugesh Shringarpure, Marius Ungarish, Hyungoo Lee, S. Raja Balachandar

Publication date: 4 September 2018

Published in: European Journal of Mechanics. B. Fluids (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euromechflu.2013.04.004

zbMATH Keywords

Navier-Stokes simulationgravity currentsvariable inflow

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Navier-Stokes equations for incompressible viscous fluids (76D05) Finite volume methods applied to problems in fluid mechanics (76M12) Stratification effects in viscous fluids (76D50)

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