A general definition of formation time for starting jets and forced plumes at low Richardson number

DOI10.1017/JFM.2019.1050zbMath1460.76212OpenAlexW3000503458WikidataQ126389662 ScholiaQ126389662MaRDI QIDQ5210685

Lei Gao, Hui-Fen Guo, S. C. M. Yu

Publication date: 21 January 2020

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

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2019.1050

zbMATH Keywords

vortex dynamicsjetsbaroclinic flows

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Viscous vortex flows (76D17) Wakes and jets (76D25)

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