Transition to turbulent convection in a fluid layer heated from below at moderate aspect ratio

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 544, Issue , 2005, Pages 309-322

  Hartlep, T ^a,c   Tilgner, A ^a   Busse, F H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PRANDTL NUMBER; TURBULENCE;

RAYLEIGH NUMBER; RAYLEIGH-BENARD CONVECTION; TURBULENT CONVECTION;

HEAT CONVECTION;

CONVECTION; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 28644450038     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112005006671     Document Type: Article

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