Slumping of non-Boussinesq density currents of various initial fractional depths: a comparison between direct numerical simulations and a recent shallow-water model

DOI10.1016/j.compfluid.2009.11.008zbMath1242.76030OpenAlexW2128109048MaRDI QIDQ435602

Thomas Bonometti, S. Raja Balachandar

Publication date: 11 July 2012

Published in: Computers and Fluids (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compfluid.2009.11.008

zbMATH Keywords

direct numerical simulationsgravity currentsnon-Boussinesq currentshallow-water model

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Navier-Stokes equations for incompressible viscous fluids (76D05) Finite volume methods applied to problems in fluid mechanics (76M12) Jets and cavities, cavitation, free-streamline theory, water-entry problems, airfoil and hydrofoil theory, sloshing (76B10)

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