Publikationsdatum:
2013-08-31
Beschreibung:
Experiments on thermal convection in a rotating, differentially-heated spherical shell with a radial buoyancy force were conducted in an orbiting microgravity laboratory. A variety of convective structures, or planforms, were observed depending on the magnitude of the rotation and the nature of the imposed heating distribution. The results are in agreement with numerical simulations that can be conducted at modest parameter values, and suggest possible regimes of motion in rotating planets and stars.
Schlagwort(e):
LUNAR AND PLANETARY EXPLORATION
Materialart:
Spacelab 3 Mission Science Review; p 31-41
Format:
application/pdf
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