From laminar plumes to organized flows: The onset of large-scale circulation in turbulent thermal convection

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 503, Issue , 2004, Pages 47-56

  Xi, Heng Dong ^a   Lam, Siu ^a   Xia, Ke Qing ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT CONVECTION; LAMINAR FLOW; THERMAL PLUMES; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VORTEX FLOW;

TURBULENT CONVECTION; VELOCIMETRY TECHNIQUE;

FLUID MECHANICS;

CIRCULATION; CONVECTION; FLUID MECHANICS; LAMINAR FLOW; PLUME; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

CIRCULATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID MECHANICS; LAMINAR FLOW; PLUME; THERMAL CONVECTION; TURBULENCE; VELOCITY;

EID: 1842738566     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112004008079     Document Type: Article

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