| Forensic Fluid Dynamics and the Indian Spring (1991) Cave Collapse Problem* | |
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PMID: 22235875 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Nof and Paldor (Safety Sci 2010;48:607-14) suggested that resonance in the air pockets in the Indian Spring cavern might have contributed to the 1991 collapse. Here, we extend the resonance theory to one pocket in the cavern and a very broad basin that serves as the other branch of the U-tube. Our methodology is to apply familiar fluid dynamics principles to the situation that occurred in the cave. We did so on the basis of our interviews with four of the five surviving cave divers. We dissected their testimonies to arrive at a physically plausible scenario determined on the basis of a fluid dynamics application to the natural flow in the cave, the flow induced by the compressed air released by the divers and the mudslide. We found that there was a temporary flow blocking during the collapse, but no total flow reversal within the cave. |
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Doron Nof |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-1-11 |
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Title: Journal of forensic sciences Volume: - ISSN: 1556-4029 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 Jan |
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Created Date: 2012-1-12 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0375370 Medline TA: J Forensic Sci Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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© 2012 American Academy of Forensic Sciences. |
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Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, The Florida State University, 419 OSB 117 N. Woodward Avenue, Tallahassee, FL 32306. Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Institute, The Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306. |
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