dynamics, the Boussinesq approximation (pronounced [businɛsk], named for Joseph Valentin Boussinesq) is used in the field of buoyancy-driven flow (also...

dynamics: Boussinesq approximation (buoyancy) for buoyancy-driven flows for small density differences in the fluid Boussinesq approximation (water waves)...

Valentin Boussinesq. Boussinesq approximation (buoyancy) for buoyancy-driven flows for small density differences in the fluid Boussinesq approximation (water...

considering flows in which density differences are small (the Boussinesq approximation), it is common to use the reduced gravity g' and the relevant parameter...

Assuming that molecular viscosity is constant, and making the Boussinesq approximation, the TKE equation is: ∂ k ∂ t ⏟ Local derivative +   u ¯ j ∂ k...

set by the gradient far from the plume (this approximation is similar to the usual Boussinesq approximation). The distribution of density and velocity across...

equation Biharmonic equation Blasius boundary layer Boussinesq approximation (buoyancy) Boussinesq approximation (water waves) Buckley–Leverett equation Camassa–Holm...

incompressible and the background density varies by a small amount (the Boussinesq approximation). Assuming the waves are two dimensional in the x-z plane, the...

waves.: 208–214  In modeling buoyancy-driven flows, the Navier-Stokes equations are modified using the Boussinesq approximation. This ignores variations in...

ceiling. Typically, the density difference is small enough for the Boussinesq approximation to be valid. Gravity currents can be thought of as either finite...

lifespans of up to 24 hours. Water is a fluid that does not obey the Boussinesq approximation. This is because its density varies nonlinearly with temperature...

Ballantine scale – Marine biology measurement scale Boussinesq approximation (water waves) – Approximation valid for weakly non-linear and fairly long waves...

Kronecker delta. commonly used assumptions are Incompressible fluid, Boussinesq approximation (density is considered constant, except in the gravity forces term)...

by density differences typically small enough to allow for the Boussinesq approximation. The driving density difference between fluids that produces intrusion...

Valentin Boussinesq introduces the concept of turbulence in forms of eddy viscosity, as well as Boussinesq approximation for water waves and Boussinesq approximation...

Boundary layer transition Boundary lubrication Boussinesq approximation (buoyancy) Boussinesq approximation (water waves) Bousso's holographic bound Bow...

The continuity equation for conservation of mass, for which the Boussinesq approximation is often used: ∇ ⋅ u = 0 , {\displaystyle \nabla \cdot \mathbf...

Taylor–Goldstein equation is derived from the 2D Euler equations, using the Boussinesq approximation. The equation is named after G.I. Taylor and S. Goldstein, who...

Craik–Leibovich equations which are an approximation of the Lagrangian mean. In the Boussinesq approximation the governing equations can be written ∂...

depth, the expression for the mean wave momentum M is recovered. Boussinesq approximation (water waves) – nonlinear theory for waves in shallow water. Capillary...

equations for vertical momentum, heat and salinity equations (under Boussinesq's approximation) have the following form for double diffusive salt fingers: ∇...

other possible approximations to fluid dynamic problems. Some of the more commonly used are listed below. The Boussinesq approximation neglects variations...

known for the linearly elastic 3D half-space as well. These were found by Boussinesq for a concentrated normal load and by Cerruti for a tangential load. See...

the blender, promoting mixing When used in the context of the Boussinesq approximation the densimetric Froude number is defined as F r = u g ′ h {\displaystyle...

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Breakwater (structure) – Coastal defense structure Boussinesq approximation (water waves) – Approximation valid for weakly non-linear and fairly long waves...

bow of a ship when it moves through the water Boussinesq approximation (water waves) – An approximation valid for weakly non-linear and fairly long waves...