2 papers
physics.flu-dyn2026
Flow Reversal in Low-Prandtl-Number Convection via Lateral Confinement
Zhi-Han Wu, Long Chen, Yan-Wu Cao +4
A prevailing consensus holds that flow reversals of the large-scale circulation (LSC) are suppressed in low-Prandtl-number (Pr) fluids, as high thermal diffusivity rapidly dissipat…
physics.flu-dyn2025
Magnetic modulation of flow reversals in liquid metal thermal convection
Yan-Wu Cao, Ming-Zhu Ai, Long Chen +2
Flow reversals are rarely observed in low-Prandtl-number liquid metal convection due to the fluid's exceptionally high thermal diffusivity. Here, we demonstrate that an external tr…