Publication Date:
2013-09-18
Description:
Author(s): Bishakhdatta Gayen, Graham O. Hughes, and Ross W. Griffiths A new, more complete view of the mechanical energy budget for Rayleigh-Bénard convection is developed and examined using three-dimensional numerical simulations at large Rayleigh numbers and Prandtl number of 1. The driving role of available potential energy is highlighted. The relative magnitudes o... [Phys. Rev. Lett. 111, 124301] Published Tue Sep 17, 2013
Keywords:
Nonlinear Dynamics, Fluid Dynamics, Classical Optics, etc.
Print ISSN:
0031-9007
Electronic ISSN:
1079-7114
Topics:
Physics