An Introduction to Gravity Currents and Intrusions

by Marius Ungarish

Overview

Gravity currents and intrusions are the ubiquitous phenomena where a fluid of one density flows horizontally into a fluid of a different density. For researchers and engineers, the ability to understand and predict these flow fields is essential in wide-ranging applications including those involved with atmospheric and ocean dynamics, the propagati

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040207857
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	04/28/2009
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	512
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Table of Contents

Introduction. Non-Stratified Ambient Currents: Shallow-Water (SW) Formulation for High-Re Flows. The Steady-State Current and Nose Jump Conditions. Box Models for 2D Geometry. Two-Layer SW Model. Axisymmetric Currents, SW Formulation. Box Models for Axisymmetric Geometry. Effects of Rotation. Buoyancy Decays: Particle-Driven, Porous Boundary, And Entrainment. Non-Boussinesq Systems. Lubrication Theory Formulation for Viscous Currents. Stratified Ambient Currents and Intrusions: Continuous Density Transition. Axisymmetric and Rotating Cases. The Steady-State Current. Intrusions in 2D Geometry. Intrusions in Axisymmetric Geometry. Box Models for 2D Geometry. Box Models for Axisymmetric Geometry. Lubrication Theory for Viscous Currents with S = 1. Energy.