Moffatt eddies¶
Moffatt eddies are sequences of eddies that develop in corners bounded by plane walls (or sometimes between a wall and a free surface) due to an arbitrary disturbance acting at asymptotically large distances from the corner.
Core Idea¶
Moffatt eddies is treated here as the recurring naturalsciencesengineeringhealth identity summarized by this source-grounded definition: Moffatt eddies are sequences of eddies that develop in corners bounded by plane walls (or sometimes between a wall and a free surface) due to an arbitrary disturbance acting at asymptotically large distances from the corner. Moffatt eddies are sequences of eddies that develop in corners bounded by plane walls (or sometimes between a wall and a free surface) due to an arbitrary disturbance acting at asymptotically large distances from the corner.
Scope of Application¶
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Flow description. Describing the two-dimensional planar problem by the cylindrical coordinates (r,\theta) with velocity components (ur,u\theta) defined by a stream function such that.
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Flow description. The eigenvalues \lambdan will be function of the angle \alpha , but regardless eigenfunctions can be written down for any \lambda ,.
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Flow description. For antisymmetrical solution, the eigenfunction is even and hence B=D=0 and the boundary conditions demand \sin 2(\lambda-1)\alpha = -(\lambda-1) \sin 2\alpha .
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Flow description. The solution is obtained by the eigenfunction expansion,.
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Flow description. Near the corner, the flow can be assumed to be Stokes flow.
Clarity¶
A clear use of Moffatt eddies names the carrier, the operative relation, and the conditions under which the source treats the identity as present. The minimal definition is Moffatt eddies are sequences of eddies that develop in corners bounded by plane walls (or sometimes between a wall and a free surface) due to an arbitrary disturbance acting at asymptotically large distances from the corner.
Manages Complexity¶
Moffatt eddies compresses multiple naturalsciencesengineeringhealth details into a stable diagnostic relation. The source shows both the central mechanism—the equation has to be solved with homogeneous boundary conditions (conditions taken for two walls separated by angle 2\alpha ).—and the practical consequence—the eddies are named after Keith Moffatt, who discovered these eddies in 1964, although some of the results were already obtained by William Reginald Dean and P.
Abstract Reasoning¶
- Type the carrier. Identify the naturalsciencesengineeringhealth entities to which the claim applies.
- State the relation. Use the source-grounded identity: Moffatt eddies are sequences of eddies that develop in corners bounded by plane walls (or sometimes between a wall and a free surface) due to an arbitrary disturbance acting at asymptotically large distances from the corner.
- Check operation and conditions. The complex eigenvalue if given by \lambdan = 1+(2\alpha)^{-1}(\xin+i\etan) where.
- Demand recognition evidence.
Knowledge Transfer¶
Within the home domain. Knowledge about Moffatt eddies transfers literally when a new case preserves the same carrier type, relation, and recognition test. Describing the two-dimensional planar problem by the cylindrical coordinates (r,\theta) with velocity components (ur,u\theta) defined by a stream function such that. The eigenvalues \lambdan will be function of the angle \alpha , but regardless eigenfunctions can be written down for any \lambda ,. Beyond the home domain. No canonical parent is asserted for Moffatt eddies.
Neighborhood in Abstraction Space¶
Moffatt eddies sits in a moderately populated region (56th percentile for distinctiveness): it has near-neighbors but no dense thicket of look-alikes.
Family — Continuum Mechanics & Field Models (42 abstractions)
Nearest neighbors
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