Jets and large-scale vortices in rotating Rayleigh-Bénard convection

C Guervilly, DW Hughes - Physical Review Fluids, 2017 - APS
One of the most prominent dynamical features of turbulent, rapidly rotating convection is the
formation of large-scale coherent structures, driven by Reynolds stresses resulting from the …

The large-scale flow structure in turbulent rotating Rayleigh–Bénard convection

S Weiss, G Ahlers - Journal of fluid mechanics, 2011 - cambridge.org
We report on the influence of rotation about a vertical axis on the large-scale circulation
(LSC) of turbulent Rayleigh–Bénard convection in a cylindrical vessel with aspect ratio …

Large-scale vortices in rapidly rotating Rayleigh–Bénard convection

C Guervilly, DW Hughes, CA Jones - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2014 - cambridge.org
Using numerical simulations of rapidly rotating Boussinesq convection in a Cartesian box,
we study the formation of long-lived, large-scale, depth-invariant coherent structures. These …

Breakdown of the large-scale circulation in rotating Rayleigh-Bénard flow

RJAM Stevens, HJH Clercx, D Lohse - … E—Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter …, 2012 - APS
Experiments and simulations of rotating Rayleigh-Bénard convection in cylindrical samples
have revealed an increase in heat transport with increasing rotation rate. This heat transport …

Rapidly rotating Rayleigh-Bénard convection with a tilted axis

L Novi, J von Hardenberg, DW Hughes, A Provenzale… - Physical Review E, 2019 - APS
We numerically explore the dynamics of an incompressible fluid heated from below,
bounded by free-slip horizontal plates and periodic lateral boundary conditions, subject to …

Numerical simulation of an asymptotically reduced system for rotationally constrained convection

M Sprague, K Julien, E Knobloch… - Journal of Fluid …, 2006 - cambridge.org
For rotationally constrained convection, the Taylor–Proudman theorem enforces an
organization of nonlinear flows into tall columnar or compact plume structures. While …

Dynamics of the large-scale circulation in turbulent Rayleigh–Bénard convection with modulated rotation

JQ Zhong, S Sterl, HM Li - Journal of fluid mechanics, 2015 - cambridge.org
Dynamics of the large-scale circulation in turbulent Rayleigh–Bénard convection with modulated
rotation Page 1 J. Fluid Mech. (2015), vol. 778, R4, doi:10.1017/jfm.2015.400 Dynamics of the …

Rapidly rotating turbulent Rayleigh-Bénard convection

K Julien, S Legg, J McWilliams… - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 1996 - cambridge.org
Turbulent Boussinesq convection under the influence of rapid rotation (ie with comparable
characteristic rotation and convection timescales) is studied. The transition to turbulence …

Vortex dynamics in rotating Rayleigh–Bénard convection

SS Ding, GY Ding, KL Chong, WT Wu… - Journal of Fluid …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Vortex dynamics in rotating Rayleigh–Bénard convection Page 1 J. Fluid Mech. (2023), vol.
974, A43, doi:10.1017/jfm.2023.852 Vortex dynamics in rotating Rayleigh–Bénard convection …

Rotating Rayleigh–Bénard convection: asymmetric modes and vortex states

F Zhong, RE Ecke, V Steinberg - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 1993 - cambridge.org
We present optical shadowgraph flow visualization and heat transport measurements of
Rayleigh–Bénard convection with rotation about a vertical axis. The fluid, water with Prandtl …