Instabilities in Viscosity-Stratified Flow

• Rama Govindarajan ^[1] ; Kirti Chandra Sahu ^[2]
  1. [1] Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Narsingi, India
  2. [2] Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad
• Localización: Annual review of fluid mechanics, ISSN 0066-4189, Nº. 46, 2014, págs. 331-353
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This review highlights the profound and unexpected ways in which viscosity varying in space and time can affect flow. The most striking manifestations are through alterations of flow stability, as established in model shear flows and industrial applications. Future studies are needed to address the important effect of viscosity stratification in such diverse environments as Earth's core, the Sun, blood vessels, and the re-entry of spacecraft.