Abstract
In this paper we estimate the relative strengths of various terms of the Rayleigh-Bénard equations. Based on these estimates and scaling analysis, we derive a general formula for the large-scale velocity U or the Péclet number that is applicable for arbitrary Rayleigh number Ra and Prandtl number Pr. Our formula fits reasonably well with the earlier simulation and experimental results. Our analysis also shows that the wall-bounded convection has enhanced viscous force compared to free turbulence. We also demonstrate how correlations deviate the Nusselt number scaling from the theoretical prediction of Ra1/2 to the experimentally observed scaling of nearly Ra0.3.
Original language | English (US) |
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Journal | Physical Review E |
Volume | 94 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 7 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2022-06-02Acknowledgements: The simulations were performed on the HPC system and Chaos cluster of IIT Kanpur, India and the Shaheen-II supercomputer of KAUST, Saudi Arabia. This work was supported by research Grant No. SERB/F/3279 from the Science and Engineering Research Board, India.
This publication acknowledges KAUST support, but has no KAUST affiliated authors.