Long-lasting effect of initial configuration in gravitational spreading of material fronts

We present the results from laboratory experiments and fully resolved simulations pertaining to finite-release turbulent density flows with a non-axisymmetric initial shape. First, we demonstrate that the effects of the initial shape influence the current’s evolution well into the long-time phase wh...

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التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
المؤلف الرئيسي: Zgheib, Nadim (author)
مؤلفون آخرون: Bonometti, Thomas (author), Balachandar, S. (author)
التنسيق: article
منشور في: 2014
الوصول للمادة أونلاين:http://hdl.handle.net/10725/11540
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00162-014-0330-9
http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.php
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00162-014-0330-9
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الملخص:We present the results from laboratory experiments and fully resolved simulations pertaining to finite-release turbulent density flows with a non-axisymmetric initial shape. First, we demonstrate that the effects of the initial shape influence the current’s evolution well into the long-time phase which would corresponds to the inertial self-similar phase in the case of planar or axisymmetric configurations. Then, we identify the physical mechanisms responsible for this dependence and propose a new model capable of capturing the dynamics of such releases. Finally, we show that this dependence on the initial configuration is robust for various types of gravity currents over a wide range of parameters such as Reynolds number, density ratio, and aspect ratio.