On an oscillatory point force in a rotating stratified fluid

Rao, Adabala Ramachandra (1975) On an oscillatory point force in a rotating stratified fluid. In: Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 72 (02). pp. 353-362.

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Abstract

The forced oscillations due to a point forcing effect in an infinite or contained, inviscid, incompressible, rotating, stratified fluid are investigated taking into account the density variation in the inertia terms in the linearized equations of motion. The solutions are obtained in closed form using generalized Fourier transforms. Solutions are presented for a medium bounded by a finite cylinder when the oscillatory forcing effect is acting at a point on the axis of the cylinder. In both the unbounded and bounded case, there exist characteristic cones emanating from the point of application of the force on which either the pressure or its derivatives are discontinuous. The perfect resonance existing at certain frequencies in an unbounded or bounded homogeneous fluid is avoided in the case of a confined stratified fluid.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Journal of Fluid Mechanics
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Cambridge University Press.
Department/Centre:	Division of Physical & Mathematical Sciences > Mathematics
Date Deposited:	18 Aug 2011 08:43
Last Modified:	18 Aug 2011 08:43
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/39860

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