Infinite-Prandtl-number convection. Part 2. A singular limit of upper bound theory

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 560, Issue , 2006, Pages 159-227

  Ierley, G R ^a   Kerswell, R R ^b   Plasting, S C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT FLUX; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUSSELT NUMBER; PRANDTL NUMBER;

COUETTE FLOW; INFINITE-PRANDTL-NUMBER CONVECTION; POISEUILLE FLOW;

HEAT CONVECTION;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUSSELT NUMBER; PRANDTL NUMBER;

BOUNDARY CONDITION; BOUNDARY LAYER; HEAT FLUX; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; THERMAL CONVECTION;

EID: 33748250252     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112006000450     Document Type: Article

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