Prandtl and Rayleigh number dependence of heat transport in high Rayleigh number thermal convection

DOI10.1017/jfm.2011.354zbMath1241.76357arXiv1102.2307OpenAlexW3106342060WikidataQ56990585 ScholiaQ56990585MaRDI QIDQ2893752

Roberto Verzicco, Richard J. A. M. Stevens, Detlef Lohse

Publication date: 26 June 2012

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

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1102.2307

zbMATH Keywords

Bénard convectionturbulent convectionturbulence simulation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Finite difference methods applied to problems in fluid mechanics (76M20) Free convection (76R10) Convective turbulence (76F35)

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