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The unstable temporal development of axi-symmetric jets of incompressible fluid
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posted on 2023-05-21, 11:15 authored by Earl LesterEarl Lester, Lawrence ForbesLawrence ForbesWe study the shear-driven instability, of Kelvin–Helmholtz type, that forms at the interface between a cylindrical jet of flowing fluid and its surroundings. The results of an infinitesimal-amplitude theory based on linearising the system about the undisturbed jet are given. A novel numerical model based on the Galerkin spectral method is developed and employed to simulate the non-linear development of the jet in the weakly-compressible Boussinesq regime. Representative results demonstrating the viability of this model are given, and are shown to agree with the linear analysis for small disturbances, but to develop cylindrical roll-up in the severely non-linear regime.
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Publication title
Journal of Engineering MathematicsVolume
120Pagination
29-42ISSN
0022-0833Department/School
School of Natural SciencesPublisher
Springer NetherlandsPlace of publication
Van Godewijckstraat 30, Dordrecht, Netherlands, 3311 GzRights statement
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