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Mechanics
Yu K. Rudenko, N. A. Vinnichenko, Yu Yu Plaksina, A. Pushtaev, A. Uvarov
Summary: The development of convective flow from a line heat source located at the liquid surface, when thermocapillary convection is inhibited by a surface film, is studied. Experimental and numerical results show that the vertical stratification of the system is stable and the flow is driven by a horizontal pressure gradient formed by non-uniform heating.
JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
R. B. Schulte, M. C. van Zanten, S. Rutledge-Jonker, D. P. J. Swart, R. J. Wichink Kruit, M. C. Krol, W. A. J. van Pul, J. Vila-Guerau de Arellano
Summary: The study investigates diurnal variability of the atmospheric ammonia budget over unfertilized grassland by combining observations with a conceptual atmospheric boundary layer model. It identifies the contribution of four governing processes to the NH3 diurnal cycle and paves the way for future research on the NH3 surface-atmosphere exchange at subdaily scales. The model closely fits the observations with prescribed surface flux, but requires an unrealistic budget representation to achieve this close fit, indicating potential limitations in representing ammonia surface flux.
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Mechanics
Scott Morgan, Christopher Davies, Christian Thomas
Summary: The study investigates the control of stationary convective instabilities in the rotating disk boundary layer by modulating the disk rotation rate periodically. The addition of a time-periodic modulation stabilizes the flow and raises the critical Reynolds number for the onset of instabilities. Energy analysis shows a reduction in Reynolds stress energy production and an increase in viscous dissipation across the boundary layer with the time-periodic modulation. Comparisons are made with other control techniques such as distributed surface roughness and compliant walls.
JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS
(2021)
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Mechanics
Yue Xiao, Bin Zhang, Moli Zhao, Shaowei Wang
Summary: The linear instability of the buoyancy-driven flow adjacent to an inclined heated wall immersed in a thermally stratified medium is studied theoretically and numerically. The results demonstrate the significant influence of the tile angle and Prandtl number on the spatiotemporal properties of the flow.
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Lu Zhang, Hongsheng Zhang, Qianhui Li, Wei Wei, Xuhui Cai, Yu Song, Ali Mamtimin, Minzhong Wang, Fan Yang, Yu Wang, Chenglong Zhou
Summary: The deep convective boundary layer in the Taklimakan Desert plays a vital role in the climate system in East Asia. This study used observation experiments and large-eddy simulation to uncover the turbulent mechanisms behind its formation. It was revealed that the daily maximum depth of the boundary layer was independent of surface heating, and a weak temperature inversion and a near-neutral residual layer existed above the CBL in the late-morning. The distinct boundary-layer process was found to entrain free-tropospheric air and warm the residual layer, which contributed to the growth of the CBL.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
E. W. Luiz, S. Fiedler
Summary: We provide evidence that convectively generated cold pools can drive low-level jets (LLJ), based on observation. During a three-month campaign in Germany, we found that 6.8% of identified LLJ profiles were connected to cold pools. Most of these cold pool-driven LLJs appeared with the cold pool front and lasted for up to two hours. We also observed a cold pool that favored the formation of a several-hours long LLJ.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Mengjie Ding, Chenning Tong
Summary: In this study, the shear-stress cospectrum and temperature-flux cospectra in the convective boundary layer were predicted using the multi-point Monin-Obukhov similarity (MMO) theory, revealing their scaling characteristics and two-layer structure. The horizontal temperature-flux cospectrum was found to change sign between the dynamic and convective ranges, indicating the influence of temperature-pressure-gradient interaction.
BOUNDARY-LAYER METEOROLOGY
(2021)
Article
Mechanics
Peter A. Monkewitz
Summary: The key observation in the Princeton Superpipe was the late start of the logarithmic mean velocity overlap layer, while the model transition in turbulent boundary layers suggests characteristics of the mean velocity profile. The penetration depth of large-scale turbulent structures may be related to the change in slope.
JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS
(2021)
Article
Mechanics
Michael Heisel, Charitha M. de Silva, Gabriel G. Katul, Marcelo Chamecki
Summary: Despite the promising findings on fractal geometries in turbulence, there is no widely accepted physical flow image for the statistical signature in the inertial subrange. This study explores the self-similar geometric properties of velocity isosurfaces using boundary layer turbulence measurements and investigates their influence on velocity signal statistics. The fractal dimension of streamwise velocity isosurfaces is shown to be constant within the inertial subrange, indicating statistical self-similarity. Additionally, the study suggests that the physical presence of inertial subrange eddies is manifested in the self-similar wrinkles of isosurfaces.
JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS
(2022)
Article
Thermodynamics
Marilize Everts, Mostafa Mahdavi, Mohsen Sharifpur, Josua P. Meyer
Summary: The thermal and hydrodynamic features of developing mixed convective laminar flow in a long horizontal tube were investigated numerically and experimentally. It was found that the conventional understanding of the merging boundary layer in internal tube flows needed modification, and methods were proposed to determine the development of the hydrodynamic and thermal boundary layers. The experimental and numerical results showed that the local mixed convective Nusselt numbers decreased near the tube inlet but increased along the tube length as secondary flow increased significantly.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THERMAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Sachin Budakoti, Charu Singh
Summary: The planetary boundary layer plays a crucial role in the monsoon circulation studies by exchanging heat and moisture between the land surface fluxes and atmosphere. This study focuses on the spatial variability of long-term seasonal trends of planetary boundary layer height over the Indian subcontinent and its relationship with atmospheric parameters. The results show a decreasing trend in PBLH during the pre-monsoon and monsoon seasons in India, with a strong negative association with relative humidity and positive associations with surface temperature and zonal winds. Other findings include the dominant control factor of evaporative fraction on PBLH during the monsoon season and the in-phase relationship of PBLH with deficit and excess monsoon years, as well as the strong negative correlation between PBLH and PM2.5 during pre-monsoon and monsoon seasons.
ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Mechanics
Tie Wei, Zhaorui Li, Tobias Knopp, Ricardo Vinuesa
Summary: Researchers derived an analytical formulation for the mean wall-normal velocity in turbulent boundary layers and validated its accuracy and robustness through comparisons with numerical simulation data. They also investigated the physical significance of the formulation and its connection to predicting the behavior of turbulent boundary layers.
JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS
(2023)
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Physics, Multidisciplinary
Tom Dror, Ilan Koren, Huan Liu, Orit Altaratz
Summary: Shallow cloud fields exhibit different patterns that have significant impacts on their radiative effects and climate change. It has been found that these organized patterns are derived from the steady state of convection cells, and can be better simulated in climate models through parameterization to capture their feedback in a warming climate.
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Thermodynamics
A. Sukhanovskii, A. Vasiliev
Summary: This study conducts numerical simulations of Rayleigh-Benard convection in a cubic cavity to examine the structure of the thermal boundary layer under mixed boundary conditions. The study aims to investigate the physical mechanism that leads to an increase in heat flux with spatial frequency of the conducting-adiabatic pattern. The results show that the temperature boundary layer at the bottom is highly non-uniform due to factors such as the conducting-adiabatic pattern, large-scale circulation, and small-scale motions over the conducting plates. The thickness of the thermal boundary layer strongly depends on the size of the conducting plates and can be significantly smaller than in classical Rayleigh-Benard convection, resulting in an increased heat flux.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER
(2022)
Article
Mechanics
Alexander J. Smits, Marcus Hultmark, Myoungkyu Lee, Sergio Pirozzoli, Xiaohua Wu
Summary: The new scaling shows a Reynolds-number-independent profile for all components of the Reynolds stress in the near-wall region of wall-bounded flows, highlighting the significance of wall shear stress fluctuations and the role of large eddies in determining the Reynolds number dependence of near-wall turbulence behavior.
JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS
(2021)