Published September 6, 2004 | Version v1
Journal article

Mechanism of finite-amplitude double-component convection due to different boundary conditions

  • 1. Department of Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer, Tel-Aviv University, Ramat-Aviv 69978 (Israel)

Description

A new mechanism of double-component convection is discovered. It emerges in a horizontal layer of Boussinesq fluid as a stable stratification due to flux boundary conditions is added to an unstable gradient specified by fixed boundary values. Driven by this mechanism, steady finite-amplitude flows reminiscent of Rayleigh-Benard convection arise even when the background density stratification is stable

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physleta.2004.07.011;
arXiv
arXiv:physics/0209003v2;
PII
S0375-9601(04)00991-0;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters. A
Journal Volume
329
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. 445-450
ISSN
0375-9601
CODEN
PYLAAG

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
36054687
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
AMPLITUDES; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CONVECTION; INSTABILITY; STRATIFICATION
Descriptors DEC
ENERGY TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER

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Copyright
Copyright (c) 2004 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.