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Note on the use of plaster of paris in flow visualization, and some geological applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2006

J. R. L. Allen
J. R. L. Allen
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, University of Reading
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Abstract

The pattern of motion on the surface of a model shaped in plaster of paris and immersed in a water stream, can be made visible by reason of the marks caused when small discontinuities in the surface excite local fluctuations of velocity which lead to differential solution of the plaster and to small features of relief. This technique, which has so far been applied in geological studies, is illustrated by reference to motions about a cylinder on a flat plate and over symmetrical skewed steps. Current crescents and sand waves are briefly discussed in the light of these motions.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 25 , Issue 2 , June 1966 , pp. 331 - 335
Copyright
© 1966 Cambridge University Press

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