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Heat transfer in rotating Rayleigh–Bénard convection with rough plates

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2017

Pranav Joshi Open the ORCID record for Pranav Joshi [Opens in a new window] ,
Hadi Rajaei ,
Rudie P. J. Kunnen Open the ORCID record for Rudie P. J. Kunnen [Opens in a new window]  and
Herman J. H. Clercx
Pranav Joshi*
Affiliation:
Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Department of Applied Physics and J. M. Burgers Center for Fluid Dynamics, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands Experimental Aerodynamics Division, National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore 560017, India
Hadi Rajaei
Affiliation:
Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Department of Applied Physics and J. M. Burgers Center for Fluid Dynamics, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Rudie P. J. Kunnen
Affiliation:
Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Department of Applied Physics and J. M. Burgers Center for Fluid Dynamics, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Herman J. H. Clercx
Affiliation:
Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Department of Applied Physics and J. M. Burgers Center for Fluid Dynamics, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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†Email address for correspondence: [email protected]
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Abstract

This experimental study focuses on the effect of horizontal boundaries with pyramid-shaped roughness elements on the heat transfer in rotating Rayleigh–Bénard convection. It is shown that the Ekman pumping mechanism, which is responsible for the heat transfer enhancement under rotation in the case of smooth top and bottom surfaces, is unaffected by the roughness as long as the Ekman layer thickness $\unicode[STIX]{x1D6FF}_{E}$ is significantly larger than the roughness height $k$. As the rotation rate increases, and thus $\unicode[STIX]{x1D6FF}_{E}$ decreases, the roughness elements penetrate the radially inward flow in the interior of the Ekman boundary layer that feeds the columnar Ekman vortices. This perturbation generates additional thermal disturbances which are found to increase the heat transfer efficiency even further. However, when $\unicode[STIX]{x1D6FF}_{E}\approx k$, the Ekman boundary layer is strongly perturbed by the roughness elements and the Ekman pumping mechanism is suppressed. The results suggest that the Ekman pumping is re-established for $\unicode[STIX]{x1D6FF}_{E}\ll k$ as the faces of the pyramidal roughness elements then act locally as a sloping boundary on which an Ekman layer can be formed.

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Geophysical and Geological Flows: Geophysical and Geological Flows Turbulent Flows: Rotating turbulence
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 830 , 10 November 2017 , R3
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