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Toomre et al. 1982
Toomre, J., D.O. Gough, and E.A. Spiegel, 1982: Time-dependent solutions of multimode convection equations. J. Fluid Mech., 125, 99-122, doi:10.1017/S0022112082003279.
Truncated modal equations are used to study the time evolution of thermal convection. In the Boussinesq approximation these nonlinear equations are obtained by expanding the fluctuating velocity and temperature fields in a finite set of planforms of the horizontal coordinates. Here we report on numerical studies dealing with two or three modes with triad interactions. We have found rich time dependence in these cases: periodic and aperiodic solutions can be obtained, along with various steady solutions. Three-mode solutions reproduce the qualitative appearance of spoke-pattern convection as observed in experiments at high Prandtl numbers. Though the values of the periods of the time-dependent solutions do not agree with those of the experiments, their variation with Rayleigh number compares favourably. Except at the highest Rayleigh number we have considered (107), the theoretical Nusselt numbers agree well with experiment.
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@article{to09000j,
author={Toomre, J. and Gough, D. O. and Spiegel, E. A.},
title={Time-dependent solutions of multimode convection equations},
year={1982},
journal={Journal of Fluid Mechanics},
volume={125},
pages={99--122},
doi={10.1017/S0022112082003279},
}
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TY - JOUR ID - to09000j AU - Toomre, J. AU - Gough, D. O. AU - Spiegel, E. A. PY - 1982 TI - Time-dependent solutions of multimode convection equations JA - J. Fluid Mech. JO - Journal of Fluid Mechanics VL - 125 SP - 99 EP - 122 DO - 10.1017/S0022112082003279 ER -
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