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Tables of Contents for Perspectives in Fluid Dynamics
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
List of Contributors
viii
Preface
ix
Interfacial Fluid Dynamics
Stephen H. Davis
Introduction
1
3
Interfacial regions
4
4
Thin films
8
23
Contact lines
31
11
Singularities, corners and cusps
42
7
Discussion
49
4
Viscous Fingering as an Archetype for Growth Patterns
Yves Couder
Introduction
53
5
The basis of Saffman--Taylor viscous fingering instability
58
7
The basis of the instability of other physical systems
65
4
The existence of stable curved fronts
69
15
Fractal structures
84
9
Directional growth
93
5
Conclusions
98
7
Blood Flow in Arteries and Veins
T. J. Pedley
Introduction
105
3
Pulse propagation
108
11
Flow in veins and other collapsible tubes
119
18
Arterial wall shear stress and flow separation
137
16
Conclusion
153
6
Open Shear Flow Instabilities
Patrick Huerre
Introduction
159
2
Open shear flows: amplifiers versus oscillators
161
6
Absolute/convective instabilities in parallel flows
167
30
Global instability analyses
197
15
Absolute/convective and local/global instabilities in nonlinear systems
212
12
Epilogue
224
7
Turbulence
Javier Jimenez
Introduction
231
2
The small scales and the energy cascade
233
12
Inhomogeneity and anisotropy
245
4
Intermittency
249
6
Free-shear flows
255
10
Wall-bounded flows
265
11
Computing turbulence
276
7
Conclusions
283
6
Convection in the Environment
P. F. Linden
Introduction
289
5
Rayleigh--Benard convection
294
9
Plumes and thermals
303
18
Double-diffusive convection
321
14
Katabatic flows and gravity currents
335
2
Effects of rotation
337
10
Reflections on Magnetohydrodynamics
H. K. Moffatt
Introduction
347
2
Fundamental principles
349
5
The Lorentz force and the equation of motion
354
2
Electromagnetic shaping and stirring
356
11
Dynamo theory
367
12
Relaxation to magnetostatic equilibrium
379
9
Concluding remarks
388
5
Solidification of Fluids
M. G. Worster
Introduction
393
1
Some fundamentals of solidification
394
7
Convective heat transfer
401
6
Binary alloys
407
6
Morphological instability and flow
413
6
Mushy layers
419
10
Solidification and convection in mushy layers
429
15
Concluding remarks
444
3
Geological Fluid Mechanics
Herbert E. Huppert
The Earth
447
5
Fluid processes in magma chambers
452
14
The propagation of magma through the crust
466
11
Fluid mechanics and thermodynamics of volcanic eruption columns
477
7
Gravity currents: pyroclastic flows, turbidity currents, lava domes
484
11
Extra topics
495
12
The Dynamic Ocean
Chris Garrett
Introduction
507
2
Ocean circulation
509
12
The parameterization of small-scale processes
521
6
Inference
527
4
Measurements
531
6
Processes
537
14
Other problems
551
2
Summary and outlook
553
4
On Global-Scale Atmospheric Circulations
Michael E. Mcintyre
Introduction
557
4
Some fundamentals, including anti-friction
561
3
Wave propagation and gyroscopic pumping
564
2
Wave-induced momentum transport: experiment and theory
566
4
Wave breaking, wave filtering, and critical layers
570
5
The general definition of wave breaking
575
2
The Plumb--McEwan experiment and the refrigeration effect
577
1
Historical note: the Michelson--Morley principle
578
2
Material invariants and stratification surfaces
580
6
Stable stratification and balanced flow
586
4
Oscillations about balance: inertia--gravity wave dynamics
590
9
Balanced oscillations: PV inversion and Rossby wave dynamics
599
7
Rossby waves and anti-friction
606
7
The global-mean circulation of the middle atmosphere
613
5
The response to gyroscopic pumping
618
1
Postlude: the oceans, the troposphere, and climate feedback
619
6
Index
625