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An asymptotic model for the hydrodynamics of the thermal bar

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 April 2006

D. E. Farrow
D. E. Farrow
Affiliation:
School of Mathematics, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK
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Abstract

An asymptotic solution is found for the temperature and circulation structure for an unsteady two-dimensional model of the thermal bar phenomenon. The non-rotating case considered here is relevant to laboratory models of the thermal bar. The main implication of the asymptotic results is that the thermal bar might propagate out from the shore more slowly than predicted by a purely heat-balance-based estimate. The solution is discussed in the context of available experimental results.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 289 , 25 April 1995 , pp. 129 - 140
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© 1995 Cambridge University Press

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