Considered herein are a number of variants of the classical Boussinesq system and their higher-order generalizations. Such equations were first derived by Boussinesq to describe the two-way propagation of small-amplitude, long wavelength, gravity waves on the surface of water in a canal. These systems arise also when modeling the propagation of long-crested waves on large lakes or the ocean and...

The simplifications required to apply the Boussinesq approximation to compressible flow are compared with those in an incompressible fluid. The larger degree of approximation required to describe mass conservation in a stratified compressible fluid with the Boussinesq continuity equation has led to the development of several different sets of “anelastic” equations that may be regarded as genera...

We propose a modi…cation of the classical Navier-Stokes-Boussinesq system of equations, which governs buoyancy-driven ‡ows of viscous, incompressible ‡uids. This modi…cation is motivated by unresolved issues regarding the global solvability of the classical system in situations where viscous heating cannot be neglected. A simple model problem leads to a coupled system of two parabolic equations...

We investigate the linear stability of unstably strati ed Poiseuille ow between two horizontal parallel plates under non-Boussinesq conditions. It is shown, that Squire's transformation can be used to reduce the three-dimensional stability problem to an equivalent two-dimensional one. The eigenvalue problem, consisting of the generalized Orr-Sommerfeld equations, is solved numerically using an ...

In this paper we study finite dimensional approximations to Boussinesq type equations. Our methods are based on infinite dimensional center manifold theory. The main advantage of our approach is that we can handle both well-posed and ill-posed versions of the Boussinesq equation. We show that for suitable initial conditions, our approximations describe the dynamics accurately for long enough ti...

An improved curvilinear grid model based on fully nonlinear Boussinesq equations is used to simulate wave propagation in Ponce de Leon Inlet, Fla. We employ the nearshore bathymetry of Ponce de Leon Inlet and generate a stretched curvilinear grid that can resolve shortwaves in the nearshore region and fit the complex geometry. Simulations of 18 cases with monochromatic input waves and Texel-Mar...

In this paper, based on the known first integral method, we try to seek the traveling wave solutions of several nonlinear evolution equations. As a result, some exact travelig wave solutions and solitary solutions for Whitham-Broer-Kaup (WBK) equations, Gardner equation, Boussinesq-Burgers equations, nonlinear schrodinger equation and mKDV equation are established successfully. Key–Words: First...