Abstract
The stability of natural convection in a fluid between two parallel vertical plates is investigated theoretically. Temperatures of the two plates are different by 2T0 and a uniform temperature gradient β (<0) is present in the vertical direction. It is found that the critical value of the Grashof number G based on T0 varies as (Formula Omitted) and an absolute instability when Ra>π4/16, where Ra is the Rayleigh number based on -β. Two numerical coefficients in the expression of Gc vary slightly with the Prandtl number smaller than 10. An abrupt decrease in Gc is attributed to a change of modes of the instability.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1773-1782 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | journal of the physical society of japan |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1977 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy(all)