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An important question in turbulent Rayleigh-B\'{e}nard convection (RBC) is the effectiveness of convective heat transport, which is conveniently described via the scaling of the Nusselt number (${\rm{Nu}}$) with the Rayleigh (${\rm{Ra}}$)…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2020-04-29 P. Urban , T. Králík , P. Hanzelka , V. Musilová , T. Věžník , D. Schmoranzer , L. Skrbek

We report high-precision measurements of the Nusselt number $Nu$ as a function of the Rayleigh number $Ra$ in water-filled rectangular Rayleigh-B\'{e}nard convection cells. The horizontal length $L$ and width $W$ of the cells are 50.0 cm…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2015-06-05 Quan Zhou , Bo-Fang Liu , Chun-Mei Li , Bao-Chang Zhong

This work is aimed at the study and analysis of the heat transport on a metal bar of length $L$ with a solid-solid interface. The process is assumed to be developed along one direction, across two homogeneous and isotropic materials.…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-10-28 Diana Rubio , Domingo A. Tarzia , Guillermo F. Umbricht

We report the results of high resolution direct numerical simulations of two-dimensional Rayleigh-B\'enard convection for Rayleigh numbers up to $\Ra=10^{10}$ in order to study the influence of temperature boundary conditions on turbulent…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2009-11-13 Hans Johnston , Charles R. Doering

We study penetrative convection of a fluid confined between two horizontal plates, the temperatures of which are such that a temperature of maximum density lies between them. The range of Rayleigh numbers studied is $Ra = \left[10^6, 10^8…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2019-09-10 Srikanth Toppaladoddi , J. S. Wettlaufer

The present study numerically explores the mixed convection phenomena in a differentially heated ventilated square cavity with active flow modulation via a rotating plate. Forced convection flow in the cavity is attained by maintaining an…

We calculate the scalar transport rate, as characterized by the Nusselt number\,($Nu$), from a neutrally buoyant spherical drop in an ambient linear flow, in the absence of inertia and in the strong convection limit. This corresponds to the…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2026-01-27 Sabarish V. Narayanan , Ganesh Subramanian

Convection-diffusion of heat transfer is one of the important phenomena in fluid flow and industrial problems. The involved parameters, boundary conditions, and material properties are greatly affecting the same. As such, the uncertainness…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2022-05-23 Sudipta Priyadarshini , Sukanta Nayak , Paresh Kumar Panigrahi

The heat transfer model for a one-dimensional supercooled melt during the final stage of solidification is considered. The Stefan problem for the determination of the temperature distribution is solved under the condition that (i) the…

Materials Science · Physics 2012-08-27 G. L. Buchbinder , V. A. Volkov

In turbulent Rayleigh-B\'{e}nard (RB) convection, a transition to the so-called ultimate regime, in which the boundary layers (BL) are of turbulent type, has been postulated. Indeed, at very large Rayleigh number $Ra \approx…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2018-08-15 Dominik Krug , Xiaojue Zhu , Daniel Chung , Ivan Marusic , Roberto Verzicco , Detlef Lohse

The scaling theory of Grossmann and Lohse (J. Fluid Mech. 407, 27 (2000)) for the turbulent heat and momentum transfer is extended to the magnetoconvection case in the presence of a (strong) vertical magnetic field. The comparison with…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2016-10-19 Till Zürner , Wenjun Liu , Dmitry Krasnov , Jörg Schumacher

We report a numerical study of horizontal convection (HC) at Prandtl number $Pr = 1$, with both no-slip and free-slip boundary conditions. We obtain 2D and 3D solutions and determine the relation between the Rayleigh number $Ra$ and the…

We examine the non-equilibrium radiative heat transfer between a plate and finite cylinders and cones, making the first accurate theoretical predictions for the total heat transfer and the spatial heat flux profile for three-dimensional…

Classical Physics · Physics 2015-05-28 Alexander P. McCauley , M. T. Homer Reid , Matthias Krüger , Steven G. Johnson

Approximate analytical solution of two dimensional problem for stationary Navier-Stokes, continuity and Fourier-Kirchhoff equations describing free convective heat transfer from isothermal surface of half infinite vertical plate is…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2012-10-23 Sergey Leble , Witold M. Lewandowski

Heat transfer in a fluid can be greatly enhanced by natural convection, giving rise to the nuanced relationship between the Nusselt number and Rayleigh number that has been a focus of modern fluid dynamics. Our work explores convection in…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2025-07-24 Yuejia Zhang , Nicholas J. Moore , Jinzi Mac Huang

We present results on the global and local characterisation of heat transport in homogeneous bubbly flow. Experimental measurements were performed with and without the injection of $\sim 2.5$ mm diameter bubbles (corresponding to $Re_b…

We consider the advection-diffusion equation on $\mathbb{T}^2$ with a Lipschitz and time-periodic velocity field that alternates between two piecewise linear shear flows. We prove enhanced dissipation on the timescale $|\log \nu|$, where…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-04-12 Tarek M. Elgindi , Kyle Liss , Jonathan C. Mattingly

In thermal convection, roughness is often used as a means to enhance heat transport, expressed in Nusselt number. Yet there is no consensus on whether the Nusselt vs. Rayleigh number scaling exponent ($\mathrm{Nu} \sim \mathrm{Ra}^\beta$)…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2017-10-18 Xiaojue Zhu , Richard J. A. M. Stevens , Roberto Verzicco , Detlef Lohse

The flow of fluid confined between a heated rotating cylinder and a cooled stationary cylinder is a canonical experiment for the study of heat transfer in engineering. The theoretical treatment of this system is greatly simplified if the…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2015-09-15 Jose M. Lopez , Francisco Marques , Marc Avila

An interesting question in turbulent convection is how the heat transport depends on the strength of thermal forcing in the limit of very large thermal forcing. Kraichnan predicted [Phys. Fluids {\bf 5}, 1374 (1962)] that the heat transport…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2009-11-13 Emily S. C. Ching , T. C. Ko