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Two-dimensional internal waves generated by a travelling oscillating cylinder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 March 2006

T. N. Stevenson  and
N. H. Thomas
T. N. Stevenson
Affiliation:
Department of the Mechanics of Fluids, University of Manchester
N. H. Thomas
Affiliation:
Department of the Mechanics of Fluids, University of Manchester
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Abstract

Experiments are described in which an oscillating horizontal cylinder was moved through a density stratified fluid at Reynolds numbers of between 1 and 100 based on the diameter and mean velocity of the cylinder. The phase configurations of the internal waves which were generated are shown to compare very well with Lighthill's theory for waves in dispersive systems.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 36 , Issue 3 , 1 May 1969 , pp. 505 - 511
Copyright
© 1969 Cambridge University Press

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