On the global nonlinear instability of the rotating-disk flow over a finite domain

DOI10.1017/jfm.2016.506zbMath1462.76204OpenAlexW2512816803WikidataQ61816629 ScholiaQ61816629MaRDI QIDQ4976844

R. J. Lingwood, E. Appelquist, P. Henrik Alfredsson, Philipp Schlatter

Publication date: 2 August 2017

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

Full work available at URL: http://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/13677

zbMATH Keywords

boundary layer stabilityrotating flowsabsolute/convective instability

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Absolute and convective instability and stability in hydrodynamic stability (76E15) Nonlinear effects in hydrodynamic stability (76E30) General theory of rotating fluids (76U05) Direct numerical and large eddy simulation of turbulence (76F65)

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Uses Software

• Nek5000

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