DOI: 10.1051/jp2:1992182
J. Phys. II France 2 (1992) 995-999
Onset of zero Prandtl number convection
E. KnoblochObservatoire Midi-Pyrenées, 14 Avenue Edouard Belin, F31400 Toulouse, France
(Received 12 November 1991, accepted in final form 17 Febraury 1992)
Abstract
The transition to convection in a zero Prandtl number fluid with stress-free and perfectly conducting boundaries differs significantly
from finite Prandtl number convection, giving rise to a three-dimensional pattern. Two possible scenarios are described and
compared with recent numerical simulations by Thual [1].
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