OBSERVATIONS OF STRATIFIED FLOW PAST 3-DIMENSIONAL BARRIERS

Experiments on stratified flow at large Reynolds numbers over barriers with gaps, towed along the bottom of a long tank, are described. The primary purpose of the observations was to determine the circumstances under which fluid flows over the barrier or is deflected horizontally around the barrier through the gap. A range of gap widths (including zero) was used, and the barrier had 'Witch of Agnesi' profile with height approximately equals half width. The results are described in detail.