Two- and three-dimensional numerical simulations of the transition to oscillatory convection in low-Prandtl-number fluids

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 374, Issue , 1998, Pages 145-171

  Henry, Daniel ^a   Buffat, Marc ^a  

^a ECOLE CENTRALE DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OSCILLATIONS; PRANDTL NUMBER; THERMAL GRADIENTS; TRANSITION FLOW;

CONVECTIVE FLOWS; HOPF BIFURCATION; OSCILLATORY CONVECTION;

HEAT CONVECTION;

EID: 0032202591     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112098002523     Document Type: Article

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