Prandtl number dependence and instability mechanism of the near-field flow in a planar thermal plume

DOI10.1017/jfm.2013.392zbMath1294.76120MaRDI QIDQ2878339

M. P. Kirkpatrick, Tae Hattori, S. E. Norris, Steven W. Armfield

Publication date: 29 August 2014

Published in: Journal of Fluid Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2013.392

zbMATH Keywords

buoyancy-driven instability; absolute/convective instability; plumes/thermals

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

76R10: Free convection

76E06: Convection in hydrodynamic stability

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