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Non-parallel-flow stability of a two-dimensional buoyant plume

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 April 2006

Shunichi Wakitani
Shunichi Wakitani
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Osaka Prefecture, Sakai, Osaka 591, Japan
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Abstract

The linear stability of a two-dimensional buoyant plume is analysed by taking into account the transverse velocity component and the streamwise variations of the basic flow and of the disturbance waves. The solutions indicate the dependence of the spatial amplification rate and wavenumber on the disturbance flow quantity under consideration as well as on the streamwise and transverse coordinates. The use of the flow quantity relative to the basic flow leads to close agreement with the neutral curve according to quasi-parallel-stability theory, the usual method for treating nearly parallel flows. However, the amplification rate within an unstable region shows substantial deviation from that predicted by the quasi-parallel theory. The validity of this non-parallel theory is supported by the existing experimental data.

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Research Article
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 159 , October 1985 , pp. 241 - 258
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© 1985 Cambridge University Press

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