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Numerical study of the behavior of a uniform “spot” in an ideal density-stratified liquid

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A numerical analysis of the flow arising as a result of the collapse of a uniform spot in a heavy ideal liquid linearly stratified with respect to density is presented. The nonlinear model of the phenomenon is employed. The numerical results are compared with experiment.

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    B. G. Kuznetsov & G. G. Chernykh

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Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Mekhaniki i Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, No. 3, pp. 120–126, May–June, 1973.

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Kuznetsov, B.G., Chernykh, G.G. Numerical study of the behavior of a uniform “spot” in an ideal density-stratified liquid. J Appl Mech Tech Phys 14, 394–399 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00850956

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