Modulation of Thermal Convection Instability
- 1 July 1971
- journal article
- conference paper
- Published by AIP Publishing in Physics of Fluids
- Vol. 14 (7) , 1319-1322
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1693608
Abstract
The linear stability problem for a fluid in a classical Bénard geometry, when the temperature gradient has both a steady and a time-periodic component, is considered. The modulating effect of the oscillatory gradient on the stability characteristics of the basic configuration is examined. It is found that, in general, there is enhancement of the critical value of a suitably defined Rayleigh number.Keywords
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- Low-frequency modulation of thermal instabilityJournal of Fluid Mechanics, 1970