Analysis of the thermal plumes in turbulent Rayleigh–Bénard convection based on well-resolved numerical simulations

DOI10.1017/S0022112008003947zbMath1156.76399OpenAlexW2107347200MaRDI QIDQ3616180

Matthias Kaczorowski, Claus Wagner

Publication date: 24 March 2009

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

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022112008003947

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Finite volume methods applied to problems in fluid mechanics (76M12) Direct numerical and large eddy simulation of turbulence (76F65) Convective turbulence (76F35)

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