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- The left figure is temperature distribution
of boussinesq fluid heated from lower boundary
(Benard-Rayleigh problem).
- On the lower and upper boundary,
temperature is fixed and tangential stress is equal to zero
(free-slip boundary condition).
- The horizontal boundary condition is cyclic.
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- The same as upper figure but with large horizontal domain.
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- The left figure is temperature distribution of
boussinesq fluid heated from lower boundary
with constant heat flux.
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- The aspect ratio of convection cell becomes large as time goes on.
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- Chandrasekhar, S., 1961 : Hydrodynamic and Hdromagnetic stability.
Oxford University Press.
- Ishiwatari, M., Takehiro, S., Hayashi, Y.-Y., 1994 :
The effects of thermal conditions on the cell sizes of two-dimensional convection.
J. Fluid Mech., 281, 33--50.
SPMODEL Development Group / GFD Dennou Staff 
Last Updated: 2009/01/15, Since: 2002/10/03
