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Equations governing steady three-dimensional large-amplitude motion of a stratified fluid

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2006

Chia-Shun Yih
Chia-Shun Yih
Affiliation:
Department of Engineering Mechanics, The University of Michigan
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Abstract

The exact equations governing three-dimensional motion of an inviscid non-diffusive incompressible fluid stratified in density or of an inviscid non-diffusive gas stratified in entropy are given and briefly discussed.

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Research Article
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 29 , Issue 3 , 6 September 1967 , pp. 539 - 544
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© 1967 Cambridge University Press

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