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On a point source in a rotating fluid

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When a point source of (weak) strength ε is placed in a rotating fluid, Barua [5] and Squire [6] described the local effects which exist in a domain of size O(ɛ1/3) about the source. Here we show (a) how this can be joined with the linear solution of Moore and Saffman [8] at distances larger than O(ɛE −1) from the source (E is the Ekman number), and (b) that when the source is placed between two parallel discs, a vortex develops with its axis through the source.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, University of Toronto, M5S 1A1, Toronto, Canada

    S. H. Smith

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Smith, S.H. On a point source in a rotating fluid. J Eng Math 17, 257–262 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00036720

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