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Energetics of horizontal convection

Date

Authors

Gayen, Bishakhdatta

Griffiths, Ross

Hughes, Graham

Saenz Umana, Juan

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Abstract

Three-dimensional direct numerical simulation of horizontal convection is reported for a large Rayleigh number, Ra ∼ O(1012), and boundary conditions that allow comparison with previous laboratory experiments. The convection is forced by heating over ha

Keywords

Keywords: Buoyancy driven instability; Horizontal convection; Laboratory experiments; Mechanical energies; Ocean circulation; Thermal boundary layer; Three orders of magnitude; Viscous dissipation; Buoyancy; Experiments; Heat convection; Kinetics; Potential energy; buoyancy-driven instability; convection; ocean circulation

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/73960

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1017/jfm.2012.592

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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