Publication Date:
2016-06-07
Description:
Baroclinic waves in a rotating, differentially-heated annulus of liquid were studied in support of the Atmospheric General Circulation Experiment. Specific objectives were to determine: (1) the nature of the flow at shallow depths, (2) the effect of a rigid lid vs. free surface, and (3) the nature of fluctuations in the waves as a function of rotation rate, depth, and type of surface. It is found that flows with a rigid lid are basically the same as those with a free surface, except for a decrease in flow rate. At shallow depths steady flows are found in essentially the same form, but the incidence of unsteady flows is greatly diminished.
Keywords:
FLUID MECHANICS AND HEAT TRANSFER
Type:
NASA. Marshall Space Flight Center The 1982 NASA(ASEE Summer Fac. Fellowship Program; 22 p
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