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An experimental study of mixing across density interfaces produced by laterally heterogenous turbulence is presented in this paper. The turbulence is generated by a flow or air bubles rising through a density interface produced by brine and fresh water. The mixing efficiency, η, of the process is measured comparing the increase in potential energy with the available kinetic energy. We find that there is a decrease in the global mixing efficiency of the process with the length of the tank, the shape of η(Ri) depends also on the air flow producing the turbulence, showing a geometrical limit to the ammount of kinetic energy which may be used for mixing.
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Redondo, J.M., Cantalapiedra, I.R. Mixing in horizontally heterogeneous flows. Appl. Sci. Res. 51, 217–222 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01082540
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