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A temperature adjustment process in a Boussinesq fluid via a buoyancy-induced meridional circulation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 March 2006

Takeo Sakurai  and
Takuya Matsuda
Takeo Sakurai
Affiliation:
Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University, Japan
Takuya Matsuda
Affiliation:
Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University, Japan
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Abstract

The existence of a new time scale t = σ-¼(L2/kN)½, where σ, k, L and N are the Prandtl number, the thermometric conductivity, a typical length and the Brunt-Väisälä frequency, respectively, is clarified for a temperature adjustment process of a Boussinesq fluid in a circular cylinder.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 54 , Issue 3 , 8 August 1972 , pp. 417 - 421
Copyright
© 1972 Cambridge University Press

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