Mixed-region collapse in a stratified fluid
- 9 September 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of Fluid Mechanics
- Vol. 77 (1) , 177-184
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022112076001183
Abstract
A simplified theoretical model of a collapsing mixed region in a stably stratified fluid, as studied experimentally by Wu (1969), is presented. Unlike previous work the model describes the mixed region itself in the ‘principal stage’ of collapse. An inertia-buoyancy balance assumption is invoked, resulting in good quantitative agreement with Wu's results.Keywords
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