Dynamics of reorientations and reversals of large-scale flow in Rayleigh-Bénard convection

DOI10.1017/S0022112010004830zbMATH Open1225.76157arXiv1003.2102OpenAlexW1972521562MaRDI QIDQ3097694FDOQ3097694

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Publication date: 10 November 2011

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

Abstract: We present a numerical study of the reversals and reorientations of the large scale circulation (LSC) of convective fluid in a cylindrical container of aspect ratio one. We take Prandtl number to be 0.7 and Rayleigh numbers in the range from $6imes10^5$ to $3imes10^7$. It is observed that the reversals of the LSC are induced by its reorientation along the azimuthal direction, which are quantified using the phases of the first Fourier mode of the vertical velocity measured near the lateral surface in the mid plane. During a ``complete reversal, the above phase changes by around $180^0$ leading to reversals of the vertical velocity at all the probes. On the contrary, the vertical velocity reverses only at some of the probes during a ``partial reversal with phase change other than $180^0$. Numerically we observe rotation-led and cessation-led reorientations, in agreement with earlier experimental results. The ratio of the amplitude of the second Fourier mode and the first Fourier mode rises sharply during the cessation-led reorientations. This observation is consistent with the quadrupolar dominant temperature profile observed during the cessations. We also observe reorientations involving double cessation.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1003.2102

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zbMATH Keywords

turbulent convectionturbulence simulationplumes/thermals

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Convective turbulence (76F35)

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