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Effects of rotation on the bulk turbulent convection

arXiv:1909.04407 · doi:10.1017/jfm.2019.764

Abstract

We study rotating homogeneous turbulent convection forced by a mean vertical temperature gradient by means of direct numerical simulations (DNS) in the Boussinesq approximation in a rotating frame. In the absence of rotationour results are in agreement with the "ultimate regime of thermal convection" for the scaling of the Nusselt and Reynolds numbers vs Rayleigh and Prandtl numbers. Rotation is found to increase both and at fixed with a maximum enhancement for intermediate values of the Rossby numbers, qualitatively similar, but with stronger intensity, to what observed in Rayleigh-Bénard rotating convection. Our results are interpreted in terms of a quasi-bidimensionalization of the flow with the formation of columnar structures displaying strong correlation between the temperature and the vertical velocity fields.

arXiv comment12 pages, 6 figures

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