Stability analysis of sheared thermal boundary layers and its implication for modelling turbulent Rayleigh-Bénard convection

DOI10.1016/j.euromechflu.2023.12.008zbMATH Open1544.76043MaRDI QIDQ6548394

Denis Martinand, Mathieu Creyssels

Publication date: 1 June 2024

Published in: European Journal of Mechanics. B. Fluids (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

direct numerical simulationgeneralized eigenvalue problemNusselt numberabsolute thermo-convective instabilitylinear critical conditionMalkus-Howard modeltau-collocation spectral method

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Spectral methods applied to problems in fluid mechanics (76M22) Direct numerical and large eddy simulation of turbulence (76F65) Convection in hydrodynamic stability (76E06) Turbulent boundary layers (76F40) Parallel shear flows in hydrodynamic stability (76E05) Convective turbulence (76F35) Diffusive and convective heat and mass transfer, heat flow (80A19)

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