Kelvin-Helmholtz instability
GPTKB entity
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:natural_wonder
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| gptkbp:analyzes |
laboratory experiments
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| gptkbp:can_be_modeled_by |
gptkb:Mathematics
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| gptkbp:can_lead_to |
gptkb:wind
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| gptkbp:can_result_in |
energy transfer
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| gptkbp:describes |
instability that occurs when there is a velocity difference across the interface between two fluids
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| gptkbp:first_described_by |
gptkb:Hermann_von_Helmholtz
gptkb:Lord_Kelvin |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Kelvin-Helmholtz instability
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| gptkbp:is_a_phenomenon_that |
gptkb:interstellar_medium
wind patterns hurricanes jet streams ocean currents planetary atmospheres tornadoes cyclones accretion disks cloud dynamics plasma flows |
| gptkbp:is_a_subject_of |
research in physics
research in meteorology research in astrophysics research in engineering research in oceanography |
| gptkbp:is_affected_by |
surface tension
viscosity of fluids |
| gptkbp:is_analyzed_in |
computational fluid dynamics
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| gptkbp:is_characterized_by |
wave-like structures
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| gptkbp:is_essential_for |
understanding weather patterns
astrophysical processes |
| gptkbp:is_influenced_by |
shear forces
density differences |
| gptkbp:is_observed_in |
stellar atmospheres
wind shear turbulent flows boundary layers cloud formations |
| gptkbp:is_related_to |
gptkb:Kelvin-Helmholtz_waves
gptkb:Rayleigh-Taylor_instability |
| gptkbp:is_relevant_to |
geophysical flows
astrophysical flows |
| gptkbp:is_represented_in |
stability criteria
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| gptkbp:is_significant_for |
oceanography
climate science |
| gptkbp:is_studied_in |
fluid dynamics
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| gptkbp:occurs_in |
atmospheric phenomena
oceanic phenomena gas layers liquid layers |
| gptkbp:prevention |
stabilizing forces
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| gptkbp:type_of |
hydrodynamic instability
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| gptkbp:was_a_factor_in |
aircraft performance
meteorology geophysical fluid dynamics marine engineering plasma physics |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Rayleigh–_Taylor_instability
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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