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This paper describes some laboratory experiments of the initial development of gravity currents resulting from the instantaneous release of a fixed-volume of one fluid into a cross flow of another fluid of lesser density. Two limiting cases are considered in detail: the release of a cylindrical volume of neutrally-buoyant fluid into a uniform cross flow and the release of a cylindrical volume of heavy fluid into still surroundings. The results of the experiments are interpreted in terms of simple models.
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Rottman, J.W., Simpson, J.E. (1984). The Initial Development of Gravity Currents from Fixed Volume Releases of Heavy Fluids. In: Ooms, G., Tennekes, H. (eds) Atmospheric Dispersion of Heavy Gases and Small Particles. International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82289-6_27
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