Bounds on double-diffusive convection

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 569, Issue , 2006, Pages 29-50

  Balmforth, Neil J ^a   Ghadge, Shilpa A ^a   Kettapun, Atichart ^b   Mandre, Shreyas D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DIFFUSION; HEAT FLUX; SYSTEM STABILITY;

BACKGROUND METHOD; DOUBLE-DIFFUSIVE CONVECTION; RAYLEIGH NUMBERS;

HEAT CONVECTION;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DIFFUSION; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; SYSTEM STABILITY;

CONVECTION; FLUID MECHANICS; HEAT FLUX; RAYLEIGH NUMBER;

EID: 33751061271     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112006002230     Document Type: Article

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