Studies of Shear Flow Instabilities

这项研究包括大尺度结构和剪切流不稳定性问题的理论研究。其目的是对大尺度结构和不稳定性在剪切流发展中起关键作用的情况有物理上的了解。这种有序的结构，除了在湍流切变流动中是基本的之外，对于理解喷流噪声、燃烧室效率以及大气和海洋中的自然混合过程也很重要。

This research consists of a program of theoretical investigations into problems in the large-scale structure and instabilities in shear flow. The object is to gain physical insight into situations where the large-scale structure and instabilities play the essential role in shear flow development. Such organized structures, in addition to being fundamental in turbulent shear flows, are important to the understanding of jet noise, combustor efficiency, and to the natural mixing processes in the atmosphere and ocean.