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Asymptotic theory of convection in a rotating, cylindrical annulus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 April 2006

F. H. Busse
F. H. Busse
Affiliation:
University of Bayreuth, D-8580 Bayreuth, West Germany
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Abstract

The problem of convection in a rotating cylindrical annulus heated from the outside and cooled from the inside is considered in the limit of high rotation rates. The constraint of rotation enforces the two-dimensional character of the motion when the angle of inclination of the axisymmetric end surfaces with respect to the equatorial plane is small. Even when the angle of inclination is large only the dependences on the radial and the azimuthal coordinates need to be considered. The dependence on time at the onset of convection is similar to that of Rossby waves. But at higher Rayleigh numbers a transition to vacillating solutions occurs. In the limit of high rotation rates simple equations can be derived which permit the reproduction and extension of previous numerical results.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 173 , December 1986 , pp. 545 - 556
Copyright
© 1986 Cambridge University Press

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