Turbulent rotating convection confined in a slender cylinder: The sidewall circulation
Xander M. de Wit, Andrés J. Aguirre Guzmán, Matteo Madonia, Jonathan Cheng, H. J. H. Clercx, Rudie Kunnen
Abstract
Simulations of rapidly rotating turbulent convection in a cylinder reveal a strong sidewall circulation that contributes significantly to the overall convective heat transfer. However, a separation of the heat transfer into sidewall boundary layer and interior contributions is feasible; simulations and experiments in a cylinder are used to mimic laterally unbounded convective flows in nature.
Topics & Concepts
MechanicsConvectionCylinderCirculation (fluid dynamics)Convective heat transferTurbulenceBoundary layerHeat transferCombined forced and natural convectionMaterials sciencePhysicsNatural convectionGeologyGeometryMathematicsFluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsMeteorological Phenomena and SimulationsClimate variability and models