Stratified Shear Flows In Pipe Geometries

ORAL

Abstract

Exact and series solutions to the full Navier-Stokes equations coupled to the advection diffusion equation are investigated in tilted three-dimensional pipe geometries. Analytic techniques for studying the three-dimensional problem provide a means for tackling interesting questions such as the optimal domain for mass transport, and provide new avenues for experimental investigation of diffusion driven flows. Both static and time dependent solutions will be discussed.

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Authors

  • George Harabin

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • Roberto Camassa

    University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • Richard McLaughlin

    University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill