Effect of tilting on turbulent convection: cylindrical samples with aspect ratio = 0.50

DOI10.1017/JFM.2012.520zbMATH Open1284.76031arXiv1206.1655OpenAlexW3122378829MaRDI QIDQ5406473FDOQ5406473

Authors: Stephan Weiss, Guenter Ahlers 

Publication date: 1 April 2014

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

Abstract: We report measurements of properties of turbulent thermal convection of a fluid with a Prandtl number $Pra=4.38$ in a cylindrical cell with an aspect ratio $Gamma=0.50$. The rotational symmetry was broken by a small tilt of the sample axis relative to gravity. Measurements of the heat transport (as expressed by the Nusselt number Nu), as well as of large-scale-circulation (LSC) properties by means of temperature measurements along the sidewall, are presented. In contradistinction to similar experiments using containers of aspect ratio $Gamma=1.00$ cite[]{ABN06} and $Gamma=0.50$ cite[]{CRCC04,SXX05,RGKS10}, we see a very small increase of the heat transport for tilt angles up to about 0.1 rad. Based on measurements of properties of the LSC we explain this increase by a stabilization of the single-roll state (SRS) of the LSC and a de-stabilization of the double-roll state (DRS) (it is known from previous work that the SRS has a slightly larger heat transport than the DRS). Further, we present quantitative measurements of the strength of the LSC, its orientation, and its torsional oscillation as a function of the tilt angle.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1206.1655

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zbMATH Keywords

convectionBénard convection

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Experimental work for problems pertaining to fluid mechanics (76-05) Convective turbulence (76F35)

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