Turbulence, waves and mixing at shear-free density interfaces. Part 1. A theoretical model

DOI10.1017/S0022112097006514zbMath0943.76038OpenAlexW2070166152MaRDI QIDQ4379230

H. J. S. Fernando, Julian C. R. Hunt

Publication date: 10 September 2000

Published in: Journal of Fluid Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022112097006514

zbMATH Keywords

wavesspectrummixingrapid distortion theoryRichardson numberdouble-sided stirringroot-mean-square velocitysingle-sided stirringstratified shear-free density interface

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Turbulent transport, mixing (76F25) Stratification effects in turbulence (76F45)

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