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Izv. Saratov Univ. Math. Mech. Inform., 2010 Volume 10, Issue 1, Pages 62–71 (Mi isu11)

Mechanics

Numerical investigation of spectrums of three-dimensional turbulent convection

I. B. Palymskiy

Modern University for the Humanities (Branch), Novosibirsk, Chair of Mathematics

Abstract: The three-dimensional turbulent convectional flows of viscous and incompressible fluid in a rectangular parallelepiped numerically is simulated at heating from below. The horizontal boundaries are stress-free and isothermal. The calculated time spectrum of temperature pulsations at supercriticality is equal to 410 in centre of convective cell has a good agreement with experimental data for convection in cryogenic $He$. The Obukhov–Bolgiano spectra $k^{-11/5}$, $k^{-3}$ and $k^{-5}$ have been found for velocity pulsations. Also for temperature pulsations the Kolmogorov $k^{-5/3}$ and $k^{-2.4}$ are obtained. Such spectrums denote on temperature behavior as passive admixture and that dominant force for velocity is buoyancy.

Key words: simulation, turbulence, hydrodynamics, convection, heat transfer, spectrum.

UDC: 532.517.4:536.25

DOI: 10.18500/1816-9791-2010-10-1-62-71



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