TRANSPORT OF A PASSIVE TRACER IN TIME-DEPENDENT RAYLEIGH-BENARD CONVECTION

被引:5
作者
CAMASSA, R
WIGGINS, S
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF LOS ALAMOS SCI LAB,DIV THEORET,LOS ALAMOS,NM 87545
[2] CALTECH,PASADENA,CA 91125
来源
PHYSICA D | 1991年 / 51卷 / 1-3期
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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D O I
10.1016/0167-2789(91)90253-6
中图分类号
O29 [应用数学];
学科分类号
070104 ;
摘要
The transport of a passive tracer in a Rayleigh-Benard cell is considered, when the convection rolls are subject to oscillatory instability. We propose a mechanism for the roll to roll transport and introduce formulae for quantifying the spreading of the tracer, which are valid for as long as the molecular diffusivity can be neglected. A criterion for weighing the effects of diffusivity is discussed, and we provide an example by numerically simulating the flow in presence of molecular diffusivity.
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页码:472 / 481
页数:10
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