Turbulence statistics and energy budget in rotating Rayleigh-Bénard convection

European Journal of Mechanics, B/Fluids

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 578-589

  Kunnen, R P J ^a   Geurts, B J ^a,b   Clercx, H J H ^a,b  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Direct numerical simulation; Energy budget; Rotating Rayleigh B nard convection; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

EKMAN BOUNDARY LAYERS; ENERGY BUDGET; FLUID LAYERS; ISOTHERMAL WALLS; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; PERIODIC BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; RAYLEIGH NUMBERS; ROSSBY NUMBERS; ROTATION RATES; SOLID WALLS; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; TURBULENCE INTENSITIES; TURBULENCE STATISTICS; TURBULENT KINETIC ENERGIES;

BUDGET CONTROL; BUOYANCY; DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION; DOMAIN WALLS; HEAT FLUX; KINETIC ENERGY; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW;

ROTATION;

EID: 67349281219     PISSN: 09977546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euromechflu.2009.01.003     Document Type: Article

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