Stratified flow over a bounded obstacle in a channel of finite height
- 1 September 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of Fluid Mechanics
- Vol. 110, 161-170
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022112081000669
Abstract
The steady-state solution for the stratified flow over a bounded obstacle in a channel of finite height is obtained through the use of the inviscid unsteady Oseen equations; the body streamline encloses and is produced by a planar momentum sink. The calculations are compared with the experimental observations of Wei, Kao & Pao (1975) and Baines (1977). In a case where theoretical and experimental values match, good agreement was found. This suggests that the Oseen model with its columnar, wavelike and decaying solutions may provide a reasonable alternative to Long's model for subcritical flows.Keywords
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