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Ultimate turbulent thermal convection

Detlef Lohse, Olga Shishkina

2023Physics Today67 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

Recent studies of a model system—a fluid in a box heated from below and cooled from above—provide insights into the physics of turbulent thermal convection. But upscaling the system to extremely strong turbulence remains difficult.

Topics & Concepts

TurbulenceThermalConvectionMechanicsConvective heat transferPhysicsStatistical physicsMeteorologyFluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsPlant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsPhase Equilibria and Thermodynamics