Convection in a low Prandtl number fluid layer rotating about a vertical axis

European Journal of Mechanics, B/Fluids

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 213-227

  Clever, Richard M ^a   Busse, Friedrich H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAOS THEORY; GALERKIN METHODS; OSCILLATIONS; PRANDTL NUMBER; PROBLEM SOLVING; ROTATIONAL FLOW;

ROTATING CONVECTION; SUBCRITICAL CONVECTION;

HEAT CONVECTION;

EID: 0034156703     PISSN: 09977546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0997-7546(90)00108-K     Document Type: Article

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