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2002
Flynn, M.R., Onu, K., Sutherland, B. R.
Abstract. Synthetic schlieren is a new technique that allowsone easily and inexpensively to visualise density variations, such as those caused by internal waves propagating in a density stratified fluid. In the special case of twodimensional internal waves (for example, those created by an...
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2004-01-01
Sutherland, B.R, Marleau, L. J., Flynn, M.R.
Gravity currents produced by partial-depth lock-release and travelling along the base of a two-layer stratified ambient are investigated as they propagate along a rising slope. The initial gravity current front speed is found to be consistent with a theory adapted from Shin et al. [“Gravity...
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Gravity currents in a two-layer stratified ambient: the theory for the steady-state (front condition) and lock-released flows, and experimental confirmations.
Download2012
Tan, A.W. , Ungarish, M., Flynn, M.R.
We consider the propagation of a gravity current of density ρ c at the bottom of a two-layer stratified ambient in a horizontal channel of height H, in the high-Reynolds number Boussinesq domain. The study emphasizes theoretical-analytical modeling, however, experimental and Navier-Stokes...
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2013
Craster, R. V., Flynn, M.R., Bhattacharya, S.
By adapting the Föppl-von Kàrmàn equation, which describes the deformation of a thin elastic membrane, we present an analysis of the buckling pattern of a thin, very viscous fluid layer subject to shear in an axisymmetric geometry. A linear stability analysis yields a differential eigenvalue...
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Constructing set-valued fundamental diagrams from jamiton solutions in second order traffic models.
2013
Flynn, M.R., Rosales, R.R., Kasimov, A. R., Seibold, B.
Fundamental diagrams of vehicular traffic flow are generally multi-valued in the congested flow regime. We show that such set-valued fundamental diagrams can be constructed systematically from simple second order macroscopic traffic models, such as the classical Payne-Whitham model or the...
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2014
Marleau, L. J., Sutherland B.R., Flynn, M.R.
Bottom propagating gravity currents resulting from full- and partial-depth lock-release experiments are investigated as they approach and then propagate up a rising slope. Consistent with the prediction of a WKB-like theory, the gravity current front decelerates in a nearly uniform manner along...
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2015-01-01
Sperling, F. A. H., Polet, D. T., Flynn, M.R.
Microstructures on insect wings can promote directional drop shedding, and the local orientation of these structures is expected to facilitate drop removal. However, microstructures may exhibit very different orientations at different locations on the wing. Using the march fly Penthetria...
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2015
e report upon a laboratory experimental study of dense full- and partial-depth locks released gravity currents propagating through a two-layer ambient and over sinusoidal topography of amplitude A and wavelength λ. Attention is restricted to a Boussinesq flow regime and the initial (or slumping)...