Self-similarity and internal structure of turbulence induced by Rayleigh–Taylor instability

DOI10.1017/S002211209900614XzbMath0942.76513OpenAlexW2016117592MaRDI QIDQ4951937

Paul Fredrick Linden, Stuart B. Dalziel, D. L. Youngs

Publication date: 20 July 2000

Published in: Journal of Fluid Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1017/s002211209900614x

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Experimental work for problems pertaining to fluid mechanics (76-05) Interfacial stability and instability in hydrodynamic stability (76E17) Turbulent transport, mixing (76F25)

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