Stochastic parametric excitation of convective heat transfer

Abstract

We study the parametric excitation of the free thermal convection in a horizontal layer and a rectangular cell by random vertical vibrations. The mathematical formulation we use allows one to explore the cases of heating from below and above and the lowgravity conditions. The excitation threshold of the second moments of the current velocity and the temperature perturbations is derived. The heat flux through the system quantified by the Nusselt number is reported to be related to the second moment of temperature perturbations; therefore, the threshold of the stochastic excitation of second moments gives the threshold for the excitation of the convective heat transfer. Comparison of the stochastic parametric excitation to the effect of high-frequency periodic modulation reveals dramatic dissimilarity between the two.

arXiv comment17 pages, 2 figures

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