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Upwelling of a stratified fluid in a rotating annulus: steady state. Part 2. Numerical solutions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 March 2006

J. S. Allen
J. S. Allen
Affiliation:
Department of Aerospace Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University
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Abstract

Numerical solutions of finite-difference approximations to the Navier–Stokes equations have been obtained for the axisymmetric motion of a Boussinesq liquid in a rigidly bounded rotating annulus. For most of the cases studied, a temperature difference is maintained between the top and bottom surfaces such that essentially a basic stable density stratification is imposed on the fluid. The side walls are thermally insulated and the motion is driven by a differential rotation of the top surface. Approximate steady-state solutions are obtained for various values of the Rossby number ε and the stratification parameter S = N2/Ω2, where N is the Brunt–Väisälä frequency and Ω is the rotational frequency. The changes in the flow field with the variation of these parameters is studied. Particular attention is given to an investigation of the meridional, or up welling, circulation and its dependence on the stratification parameter. The effects on the flow of different boundary conditions, such as an applied stress driving, specified temperature at the side walls and an applied heat flux at the top and bottom surfaces, are also investigated.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 59 , Issue 2 , 19 June 1973 , pp. 337 - 368
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© 1973 Cambridge University Press

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