Evolution of disturbance wavepackets in an oscillatory Stokes layer
journal contribution
posted on 2023-05-18, 15:52authored byThomas, C, Davies, C, Andrew BassomAndrew Bassom, Blennerhassett, PJ
Numerical simulation results are presented for the linear and nonlinear evolution of disturbances in a flat Stokes layer. The response to a spatially localised impulsive forcing is investigated and it is found that the spatial–temporal development of the flow displays an intriguing family-tree-like structure, which involves the birth of successive generations of distinct wavepacket components. It is shown that some features of this unexpected structure can be predicted using the results of a linear stability analysis based on Floquet theory.