E-mail: edward.bolton@yale.edu

Experimental Study of Instabilities in Oscillatory Shear Layers

I performed a series of experiments on a new instability of an oscillatory shear layer with Jean Maurer. In addition to developing an analytical description of the time-dependent basic state, I developed a resonance model which shows some promise for understanding the bifurcation to strong rolls at high frequencies [Bolton and Maurer 1994].

Bolton, E.W. and J. Maurer (1994) A new roll-type instability in an oscillating fluid plane, J. Fluid Mech, 268, 293-313.