Linear and nonlinear dynamics of a differentially heated slot under gravity modulation

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 313, Issue , 1996, Pages 1-38

  Farooq, A ^a   Homsy, G M ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUID DYNAMICS; HEATED; SLOTS; STRATIFICATION;

EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; FREQUENCIES; GRAVITATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MODULATION; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PRANDTL NUMBER; RESONANCE; THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

DIFFERENTIALLY HEATED SLOT; EIGENMODES; FINITE WAVENUMBER; FLOQUET THEORY; GRAVITY MODULATION; LINEAR DYNAMICS; MATHIEU EQUATION; NONLINEAR GROWTH SATURATION MECHANISMS; RAYLEIGH NUMBER;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 0030111541     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112096002108     Document Type: Article

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