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Incompressible flows and the Boussinesq approximation: 50 years of CFD

Comptes Rendus. Mécanique, 2022
We offer a synthetic exposition on the state of the art for Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) relevant to the Navier–Stokes equations with the Boussinesq approximation, smoothly blending a history of the field with an accessible exposition of the ...
Lappa, Marcello
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Surface deflection in Rayleigh-Benard convection

Journal de Physique, 1989
The problem of the deformation of a free upper surface in a convective layer subjected to an adverse temperature gradient is analyzed. An analytical expression for the amplitude of the surface deflection in terms of the fluid layer parameters has been obtained when buoyancy force is the responsible mechanism for instability (thick layers).
Jiménez-Fernandez, Javier, Garcia-Sanz, Javier   +1 more
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Scaling Laws in Rayleigh‐Bénard Convection

Earth and Space Science, 2019
The heat transfer scaling theories for Rayleigh‐Bénard convection (RBC) are reviewed and discussed for configurations with and without rotation and magnetic fields.
Meredith Plumley, Keith Julien
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Sparse nonlinear models of chaotic electroconvection

Royal Society Open Science, 2021
Convection is a fundamental fluid transport phenomenon, where the large-scale motion of a fluid is driven, for example, by a thermal gradient or an electric potential. Modelling convection has given rise to the development of chaos theory and the reduced-
Yifei Guan, Steven L. Brunton, Igor Novosselov   +2 more
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High‐Resolution LiDAR Observations for Coupled Effects of Dry‐Air Entrainment and Haze‐Cloud Interactions on Cloud Vertical Structure

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 15, 16 August 2026.
Abstract This study demonstrates the high‐resolution profiling of cloud microphysics in a laboratory chamber using Time‐Correlated Single Photon Counting (TCSPC) LiDAR. We present a novel retrieval method to derive vertical extinction (σ) $(\sigma )$ profiles, constrained by in situ measurements, to diagnose responses to dry‐air entrainment.
Jae Min Yeom, Suryadev Pratap Singh, Fan Yang, Hamed Fahandezh Sadi, Jesse C. Anderson, Yong Meng Sua, Manikandan Rajagopal, Steven K. Krueger, Will Cantrell, Raymond A. Shaw   +9 more
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Physics‐Informed Machine Learning Framework to Retroactively Estimate Mantle Thermal Convection From Partial Geophysical Observations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Machine Learning and Computation, Volume 3, Issue 4, August 2026.
Abstract Mantle convection drives the solid Earth, powering plate motions, volcanism, and earthquakes while regulating planetary heat loss. Reconstructing its history is hampered by sparse, noisy observations concentrated near the surface and the present day. Here I develop an inverse physics‐informed neural network framework to estimate mantle thermal
Atsushi Nakao
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How Does Ice Shell Geometry Shape Ocean Dynamics on Icy Moons?

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Volume 131, Issue 7, July 2026.
Abstract A poleward‐thinning ice shell can drive circulation in the subsurface oceans of icy moons by imposing a meridional temperature gradient–colder at the equator than the pole–through the freezing point suppression due to pressure. This temperature gradient sets a buoyancy gradient, whose sign depends on the thermal expansion coefficient ...
Yixiao Zhang, Wanying Kang, John Marshall   +2 more
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Study on the Instability of Two-Phase Flow in the Heat-Absorbing Tube of Trough Solar Collector

International Journal of Photoenergy, 2017
The Marangoni effect and Rayleigh-Benard effect in the two-phase region of solar trough heat-absorbing tube are simulated by FTM (front tracking method). Considering the Marangoni effect alone, although surface tension gradient and surface tension affect
Ying Zhang, Peiyao Liu, Peisheng Li, Yue Chen, Yanni Pan   +4 more
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Critical effects in Rayleigh-Benard convection

Journal de Physique, 1978
The properties of the convection Rayleigh-Bénard phenomenon near its critical threshold of instability are shown to be closely related to those of a second order phase transition. A theory is developed in the framework of the Landau-Hopf hypothesis, and all its predictions are verified by experimental results.
Wesfreid, J., Pomeau, Y., Dubois, M., Normand, C., Berge, P.   +4 more
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On the Cell Broadening of Mesoscale Cellular Convection in a Well‐Mixed Boundary Layer

Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, Volume 18, Issue 7, July 2026.
Abstract Understanding what controls the horizontal scale of mesoscale cellular convection is central to explaining cloud self‐organization and its radiative impacts. Using a hierarchy of large‐eddy simulations, we investigate cell broadening in a well‐mixed boundary layer by isolating the roles of radiation, cloud microphysics, and water vapor.
Xiaoran Ouyang, Bowen Zhou, Hailong Wang, Hui Xiao, Kang’En Huang, Minghuai Wang   +5 more
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