Forced phase diffusion in a convection experiment
- 20 July 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 59 (3) , 282-284
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.59.282
Abstract
In a thermal-convection box the boundaries parallel to the convection rolls are replaced by ramps, i.e., smooth variations in the Rayleigh number from supercritical to subcritical values. Such a geometry selects a small wavelength band. The wavelength selected by the left and right ramps are not necessarily the same—resulting in a wavelength gradient. This gradient leads to forced phase diffusion: The convection pattern drifts from the short-wavelength end to the ramp selecting the longer wavelength. An experimental observation of this phenomenon is presented.Keywords
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