Taylor Instability in a Stratified Flow.

Abstract

The effect of a mean flow and density stratification on the instability of a density discontinuity is investigated. The flow is of the jet type between parallel walls with a piecewise linear velocity profile. The stratification is statically stable. The dominant instability occurs for large values of the perturbation wavenumber. The stratification and flow are generally stabilizing, but the effect of the stratification is found to be destabilizing with respect to small wavenumbers.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1966
Accession Number
ADA956522

Entities

People

  • Thomas J. Eisler

Organizations

  • The Catholic University of America

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Discontinuities
  • Instability
  • Layers
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Mathematics
  • Motion
  • Perturbations
  • Stratification

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics
  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.