Turbulent Entrainment at the Density Interface of a Two-Layer Stably Stratified Fluid System.

Abstract

The report deals with entrainment at the density interface of a stable two-layer stratified fluid, resulting from the application and maintenance of a constant shear stress at the top of the upper layer. The investigation is the continuation of turbulence experiments reported earlier by Kato and Phillips (1969). The results seem to resolve the existing controversy on which Richardson number law the entrainment should follow.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA016607

Entities

People

  • Lakshmi H. Kantha

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Entrainment
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Layers
  • Maintenance
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Physical Properties
  • Physics
  • Richardson Number
  • Shear Stresses
  • Stratified Fluids
  • Turbulence

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.