Browsing by Subject "Fluid dynamics"
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Aspects of fluid dynamics and the fluid/gravity correspondence
(University of CambridgeDAMTPTrinity, 2017-09-01)This thesis considers various extensions to the fluid/gravity correspondence as well as problems fundamental to the study of fluid dynamics. The fluid/gravity correspondence is a map between the solutions of the Navier-Stokes ...
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Forcing of globally unstable jets and flames
(University of CambridgeDepartment of EngineeringEmmanuel CollegeGates Scholar, 2012-04-10)In the analysis of thermoacoustic systems, a flame is usually characterised by the way its heat release responds to acoustic forcing. This response depends on the hydrodynamic stability of the flame. Some flames, such ...
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Measurement of three-dimensional coherent fluid structure in high Reynolds number turbulent boundary layers
(University of CambridgeDepartment of Engineering, 2012-07-03)The turbulent boundary layer is an aspect of fluid flow which dominates the performance of many engineering systems - yet the analytic solution of such flows is intractable for most applications. Our understanding of ...
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Nonlinear and non-modal stability of structures evolving in shear flows
(University of CambridgeDepartment of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, 2014-04-08)This thesis explores a range of stability techniques applied to fluid structures that develop in various constant density flows. In particular, the stability of nonlinear structures which develop in rotating plane Couette ...
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Spreading of viscous fluids and granular materials on slopes
(University of CambridgeDepartment of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, 2010-11-16)Materials can flow down a slope in a wide range of geophysical and industrial contexts, including lava flows on volcanoes and thin films on coated surfaces. The aim of my research is to provide quantitative insight into ...
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Turbulence ingestion noise of open rotors
(University of CambridgeDepartment of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, 2012-04-10)Renewed interest in open rotor aeroengines, due to their fuel efficiency, has driven renewed interest in all aspects of the noise they generate. Noise due to the ingestion of distorted atmospheric turbulence, known as ...