Non-Gaussian buoyancy statistics in fingering convection

DOI10.1016/J.PHYSLETA.2010.04.051zbMATH Open1237.76188arXiv1002.1838OpenAlexW2126978383WikidataQ60551422 ScholiaQ60551422MaRDI QIDQ415117FDOQ415117

J. Von Hardenberg, F. Paparella

Publication date: 11 May 2012

Published in: Physics Letters. A (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We examine the statistics of active scalar fluctuations in high-Rayleigh number fingering convection with high-resolution three-dimensional numerical experiments. The one-point distribution of buoyancy fluctuations is found to present significantly non-Gaussian tails. A modified theory based on an original approach by Yakhot (1989) is used to model the active scalar distributions as a function of the conditional expectation values of scalar dissipation and fluxes in the flow. Simple models for these two quantities highlight the role of blob-like coherent structures for scalar statistics in fingering convection.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1002.1838

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zbMATH Keywords

doubly-diffusive convectionsalt fingers

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Free convection (76R10) Diffusion (76R50)

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