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Boundary layer structure in turbulent thermal convection and its consequences for the required numerical resolution

Shishkina, Olga and Stevens, Richard and Grossmann, Siegried and Lohse, Detlef (2010) Boundary layer structure in turbulent thermal convection and its consequences for the required numerical resolution. New Journal of Physics, 12 (07), pp. 1-17. Institute of Physics (IOP) Publishing. doi: 10.1088/1367-2630/12/7/075022. ISSN 1367-2630.

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Abstract

Results on the Prandtl-Blasius type kinetic and thermal boundary layer thicknesses in turbulent Rayleigh-Benard convection in a broad range of Prandtl numbers are presented. By solving the laminar Prandtl-Blasius boundary layer equations, we calculate the ratio of the thermal and kinetic boundary layer thicknesses, which depends on the Prandtl number Pr only. It is approximated as 0.588Pr^{-1/2} for Pr<<Pran* and as 0.982Pr^{-1/3} for Pr*<<Pr, with Pr*=0.046. Comparison of the Prandtl-Blasius velocity boundary layer thickness with that evaluated in the direct numerical simulations by Stevens, Verzicco, and Lohse ( J. Fluid Mech. 643, 495 (2010)) gives very good agreement. Based on the Prandtl-Blasius type considerations, we derive a lower-bound estimate for the minimum number of the computational mesh nodes, required to conduct accurate numerical simulations of moderately high (boundary layer dominated) turbulent Rayleigh-Benard convection, in the thermal and kinetic boundary layers close to bottom and top plates. It is shown that the number of required nodes within each boundary layer depends on Nu and Pr and grows with the Rayleigh number Ra not slower than ~Ra^{0.15}. This estimate agrees excellently with empirical results, which were based on the convergence of the Nusselt number in numerical simulations.

Item URL in elib:https://elib.dlr.de/64155/
Document Type:Article
Additional Information:Paper: 075022
Title:Boundary layer structure in turbulent thermal convection and its consequences for the required numerical resolution
Authors:
AuthorsInstitution or Email of AuthorsAuthor's ORCID iDORCID Put Code
Shishkina, OlgaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Stevens, RichardUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Grossmann, SiegriedUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Lohse, DetlefUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Date:2010
Journal or Publication Title:New Journal of Physics
Refereed publication:Yes
Open Access:Yes
Gold Open Access:Yes
In SCOPUS:Yes
In ISI Web of Science:Yes
Volume:12
DOI:10.1088/1367-2630/12/7/075022
Page Range:pp. 1-17
Editors:
EditorsEmailEditor's ORCID iDORCID Put Code
UNSPECIFIEDDPG / IOPUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Publisher:Institute of Physics (IOP) Publishing
Series Name:Online
ISSN:1367-2630
Status:Published
Keywords:thermal convection, boundary layers, Prandtl-Blasius equations
HGF - Research field:Aeronautics, Space and Transport
HGF - Program:Aeronautics
HGF - Program Themes:Aircraft Research (old)
DLR - Research area:Aeronautics
DLR - Program:L AR - Aircraft Research
DLR - Research theme (Project):L - Flight Physics (old)
Location: Göttingen
Institutes and Institutions:Institute of Aerodynamics and Flow Technology > Fluid Systems
Deposited By: Shishkina, PD Dr. habil. Olga
Deposited On:09 Aug 2010 10:48
Last Modified:08 Mar 2018 18:47

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