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Strong streaming induced by a moving thermal wave

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 March 2006

E. J. Hinch  and
Gerald Schubert
E. J. Hinch
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England
Gerald Schubert
Affiliation:
Department of Planetary and Space Science, University of California, Los Angeles, California
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Abstract

The motion induced in a layer of Boussinesq fluid by a moving thermal wave is studied in the case where the mean velocity could exceed the wave speed. A nonlinear boundary-layer theory shows that strong streaming is possible for small viscosity. Velocity fluctuations are limited in magnitude by their short time scale, while viscosity alone, assumed to be relatively weak, limits the mean flow.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 47 , Issue 2 , 31 May 1971 , pp. 291 - 304
Copyright
© 1971 Cambridge University Press

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