Heat transport and flow structure in rotating Rayleigh–Bénard convection

RJAM Stevens, HJH Clercx, D Lohse - European Journal of Mechanics-B …, 2013 - Elsevier
Here we summarize the results from our direct numerical simulations (DNS) and
experimental measurements on rotating Rayleigh–Bénard (RB) convection. Our …

What rotation rate maximizes heat transport in rotating Rayleigh-Bénard convection with Prandtl number larger than one?

Y Yang, R Verzicco, D Lohse, RJAM Stevens - Physical Review Fluids, 2020 - APS
The heat transfer and flow structure in rotating Rayleigh-Bénard convection are strongly
influenced by the Rayleigh (Ra), Prandtl (Pr), and Rossby (Ro) numbers. For Pr≳ 1 and …

Effect of aspect ratio on vortex distribution and heat transfer in rotating Rayleigh-Bénard convection

RJAM Stevens, J Overkamp, D Lohse… - Physical Review E …, 2011 - APS
Numerical and experimental data for the heat transfer as a function of the Rossby number
Ro in turbulent rotating Rayleigh-Bénard convection are presented for the Prandtl number …

Prograde, retrograde, and oscillatory modes in rotating Rayleigh–Bénard convection

S Horn, PJ Schmid - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2017 - cambridge.org
Rotating Rayleigh–Bénard convection is typified by a variety of regimes with very distinct
flow morphologies that originate from several instability mechanisms. Here we present …

Direct numerical simulation of Nusselt number scaling in rotating Rayleigh–Bénard convection

GL Kooij, MA Botchev, BJ Geurts - International journal of heat and fluid …, 2015 - Elsevier
We report results from Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS) of rotating Rayleigh–Bénard
convection, regarding the scaling of heat transfer with the Rayleigh number for rotating …

Boundary layers in rotating weakly turbulent Rayleigh–Bénard convection

RJAM Stevens, HJH Clercx, D Lohse - Physics of fluids, 2010 - pubs.aip.org
The effect of rotation on the boundary layers (BLs) in a Rayleigh–Bénard system at a
relatively low Rayleigh number, ie, Ra= 4× 10 7⁠, is studied for different Pr by direct …

Turbulent rotating rayleigh–bénard convection

RE Ecke, O Shishkina - Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Rotation with thermally induced buoyancy governs many astrophysical and geophysical
processes in the atmosphere, ocean, sun, and Earth's liquid-metal outer core. Rotating …

Heat transport and the large-scale circulation in rotating turbulent Rayleigh–Bénard convection

JQ Zhong, G Ahlers - Journal of fluid mechanics, 2010 - cambridge.org
Measurements of the Nusselt number Nu and of properties of the large-scale circulation
(LSC) for turbulent Rayleigh–Bénard convection are presented in the presence of rotation …

Optimal Prandtl number for heat transfer in rotating Rayleigh–Bénard convection

RJAM Stevens, HJH Clercx, D Lohse - New journal of physics, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
Numerical data for the heat transfer as a function of the Prandtl (Pr) and Rossby (Ro)
numbers in turbulent rotating Rayleigh–Bénard convection are presented for Rayleigh …

The role of Stewartson and Ekman layers in turbulent rotating Rayleigh–Bénard convection

RPJ Kunnen, RJAM Stevens, J Overkamp… - Journal of fluid …, 2011 - cambridge.org
When the classical Rayleigh–Bénard (RB) system is rotated about its vertical axis roughly
three regimes can be identified. In regime I (weak rotation) the large-scale circulation (LSC) …