Available potential energy in Rayleigh–Bénard convection

DOI10.1017/jfm.2013.353zbMath1291.76294OpenAlexW2097701142MaRDI QIDQ5165719

Bishakhdatta Gayen, Ross William Griffiths, Graham O. Hughes

Publication date: 30 June 2014

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

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2013.353

zbMATH Keywords

Bénard convectionturbulent convectionstratified turbulence

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Free convection (76R10) Convective turbulence (76F35)

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