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Conditions on the behaviour of spatially growing two-dimensional fluctuations in an inviscid parallel mean flow are derived. The energy balance for such fluctuations is also considered.
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Manton, M.J. Some properties of spatially growing fluid instabilities. Appl. Sci. Res. 29, 186–194 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00384143
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00384143