Analytical evaluation of mixing efficiencies and nonlinear interactions of turbulence in a stratified flow
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........................................................................................................................... xv CHAPTER 1: GENERAL INTRODUCTION ......................................................................... 1 Significance and Problem Definition ............................................................................ 1 Objectives ..................................................................................................................... 2 Thesis Organization ...................................................................................................... 2 CHAPTER 2: ANALYTICAL MODEL OF MIXING EFFICIENCY OF TURBULENCE IN A STRONGLY STRATIFIED FLOW ................................................................................ 3 Abstract ......................................................................................................................... 3 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 3 Theory ........................................................................................................................... 6 Results ......................................................................................................................... 10 One Active Scalar ............................................................................................... 10 Two Active Scalars ............................................................................................. 14 Discussion ................................................................................................................... 16 Validity of Assumptions ..................................................................................... 16 Comparison with Experiments and Simulations ................................................. 17 Application to Limnology and Oceanography .................................................... 19 Conclusions ................................................................................................................. 21 CHAPTER 3: NONLINEAR INTERACTIONS IN STRATIFIED TURBULENCE ........... 22 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 22 Initial Investigations.................................................................................................... 27 Addition of Nonlinear Term to RDT for Stratified Flow ........................................... 32 Conclusions ................................................................................................................. 49
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تاریخ انتشار 2017