期刊
出版社
ROYAL SOC
DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2019.0515
关键词
viscous flows; gravity currents; lava flows
资金
- EPSRC I-Case studentship funding [EP/P510440/1]
- National Science Foundation [1332750]
- EPSRC [EP/N032861/1] Funding Source: UKRI
The steady lateral spreading of a free-surface viscous flow down an inclined plane around a vertex from which the channel width increases linearly with downstream distance is investigated analytically, numerically and experimentally. From the vertex the channel wall opens by an angle alpha to the downslope direction and the viscous fluid spreads laterally along it before detaching. The motion is modelled using lubrication theory and the distance at which the flow detaches is computed as a function of alpha using analytical and numerical methods. Far downslope after detachment, it is shown that the motion is accurately modelled in terms of a similarity solution. Moreover, the detachment point is well approximated by a simple expression for a broad range of opening angles. The results are corroborated through a series of laboratory experiments and the implication for the design of barriers to divert lava flows are discussed. This article is part of the theme issue 'Stokes at 200 (Part 1)'.
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