Statistics and Scaling in Turbulent Rayleigh-Bénard Convection

• Main Author: Ching, Emily S.C (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Fluids.; Thermodynamics.; Heat engineering.; Heat transfer.; Mass transfer.; Fluid mechanics.; Engineering Fluid Dynamics.; Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer.; Fluid- and Aerodynamics.

This Brief addresses two issues of interest of turbulent Rayleigh-Bénard  convection. The first issue is the characterization and understanding of the statistics of the velocity and temperature fluctuations in the system. The second issue is the revelation and understanding of the nature of the scalin...

Table of Contents:

• The Rayleigh-Bénard Convection System
• Statistical Analysis of Turbulent Fluctuations
• Phenomenology and Scaling Theories
• Observed Scaling Behavior
• Summary and Outlook.