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The initial dispersion of soluble matter in three-dimensional flow

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2009

N. G. Barton
N. G. Barton
Affiliation:
School of Mathematics, University of N.S.W., Kensington, N.S.W.
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The dispersion of a passive solute in three-dimensional flow is examined for short times after the injection of solute. If the diffusivity is constant, the solute at first diffuses isotropically about the fluid particle originally coincident with the injection point whilst, at longer times, the effect of diffusion across a velocity shear becomes more important. An asymptotic expansion is derived for the concentration of solute at small times after its injection into the fluid flow and the use of the theory is illustrated for three representative flows. Some critical remarks on the applicability and limitations of the results conclude the note.

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Research Article
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The ANZIAM Journal , Volume 20 , Issue 3 , June 1978, pp. 265 - 279
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Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1978

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