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A new instability mechanism applied to the compressible Couette-flow

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A new possible instability mechanism for a compressible Newtonian fluid is presented. This phenomenon has been found in the case of an isothermal creeping plane Couette-flow. The instability stems from the density dependence of the material properties of the fluid in the above-described kinematics.

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Aksel, N. A new instability mechanism applied to the compressible Couette-flow. Continuum Mech. Thermodyn 3, 147–154 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01129032

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