Front dynamics and entrainment of finite circular gravity currents on an unbounded uniform slope

DOI10.1017/jfm.2016.325zbMath1392.76098OpenAlexW2490265403MaRDI QIDQ4976773

S. Raja Balachandar, Andrew Ooi, Nadim Zgheib

Publication date: 2 August 2017

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

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2016.325

zbMATH Keywords

gravity currentsgeophysical and geological flows

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Direct numerical and large eddy simulation of turbulence (76F65) Suspensions (76T20)

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