Lianzheng Cui

Intermittent turbulence in inclined gravity currents

Inclined gravity currents on shallow slopes can exhibit pronounced turbulence intermittency. Using direct numerical simulations, we investigate this behaviour for a temporal gravity current over a range of initial Reynolds numbers $Re_0$. For $Re_0=2500$ and a slope angle of $0.5^\circ$, the outer layer of the current...