Large eddy simulation of a stratified boundary layer under an oscillatory current

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2010

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Gayen, Bishakhdatta
Sarkar, S
Taylor, John R

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Cambridge University Press

Abstract

A numerical study based on large eddy simulation is performed to investigate a bottom boundary layer under an oscillating tidal current. The focus is on the boundary layer response to an external stratification. The thermal field shows a mixed layer that

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Keywords: Bottom boundary layer; Boundary layer thickness; Far field; Flow instabilities; Frequency spectra; Internal gravity waves; Internal waves; Mean velocities; Mean velocity profiles; Mixed layer; Momentum equation; Narrow bands; Numerical studies; Oscillator Simulation; Stratified flows

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Journal of Fluid Mechanics

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2037-12-31