Interfacial Stability in Stratified Channel Flows
- 1 September 1989
- journal article
- Published by American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) in Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
- Vol. 115 (9) , 1185-1203
- https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)0733-9429(1989)115:9(1185)
Abstract
Experimental results are presented which show that the onset of interfacial instability can be described by an empirical stability equation derived from interfacial mixing experiments. Also, new theoretical stability equations are derived using standard velocity distribution equations applied to the interfacial zone. These theoretical equations compare favorably with stability conditions predicted by the empirical equation, especially at high Reynolds numbers.Keywords
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