Oscillatory shear layers in source driven flows in an unbounded rotating fluid

Authors
Tilgner, A
Citation
A. Tilgner, Oscillatory shear layers in source driven flows in an unbounded rotating fluid, PHYS FLUIDS, 12(5), 2000, pp. 1101-1111
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICS OF FLUIDS
ISSN journal
10706631 → ACNP
Volume
12
Issue
5
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1101 - 1111
Database
ISI
SICI code
1070-6631(200005)12:5<1101:OSLISD>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
The internal structure of oscillatory shear layers occurring in rapidly rot ating fluids is investigated. An analytical treatment is possible for flows driven by a distribution of sources in an unbounded fluid. "Shear layers" are shown to be envelopes of wave packets of inertial waves. The modificati on of these layers by a magnetic field and a stable stratification are also studied. (C) 2000 American Institute of Physics. [S1070-6631(00)00305-6].