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The Lagrangian picture of heat transfer in convective turbulence

Author
Boltes, Maik; Zilken, Herwig; Schumacher, Joerg
Abstract
We present a fluid dynamics video which illustrates the Lagrangian aspects of local heat transfer in turbulent Rayleigh-Benard convection. The data are obtained from a direct numerical simulation.
Sponsorship
The work is supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.
Date Issued
2009-09-03Subject
convection; turbulence
Type
video/moving image