3 papers
physics.flu-dyn2025
Dynamical stability and flow regimes in a stably stratified valley-shaped cavity heated from below
Patrick J. Stofanak, Cheng-Nian Xiao, Inanc Senocak
We investigate the three-dimensional stability of a stably stratified fluid in a valley-shaped cavity heated from below using linear stability analysis and direct numerical simulat…
physics.flu-dyn2024
Self-organization in a stably stratified, valley-shaped enclosure heated from below
Patrick J. Stofanak, Cheng-Nian Xiao, Inanc Senocak
We observe the spontaneous onset of three-dimensional motion from a quiescent, purely conductive state of a stably stratified fluid in a V-shaped enclosure heated from below, which…
physics.flu-dyn2024
An unusual bifurcation scenario in a stably stratified, valley-shaped enclosure heated from below
Patrick J. Stofanak, Cheng-Nian Xiao, Inanc Senocak
We delineate the structure of steady laminar flows within a stably stratified, valley-shaped triangular cavity heated from below through linear stability analysis and Navier-Stokes…