Asymptotic theory of inertial convection in a rotating cylinder

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 575, Issue , 2007, Pages 449-471

  Zhang, Keke ^a   Liao, Xinhao ^b   Busse, F H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BUOYANCY; DAMPING; HEAT CONVECTION; VISCOUS FLOW;

INERTIAL CONVECTION; ROTATING CYLINDER;

ROTATIONAL FLOW;

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BUOYANCY; DAMPING; HEAT CONVECTION; ROTATIONAL FLOW; VISCOUS FLOW;

BOUNDARY CONDITION; BUOYANCY FORCING; CONVECTION; CYLINDER; DAMPING; INERTIA; NUMERICAL METHOD; ROTATING FLOW; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 33947130250     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112006004290     Document Type: Article

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