Rayleigh-Benard instability in the presence of inhomogeneous flow

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Abstract

We will report our studies on the effect of shear flow in stabilizing interchange mode. Hydrodynamic Rayleigh-Benard instability, as a prototype due to its simplicity but similar physics to interchange, will be studied. Both the effect of flow shear and flow curvature will be studied and the consequent effects in fluid and plasma dynamics will be reported.

*This work is supported by the DOE grant DE-SC 00016397

Presenters

  • Y. Huang

    • Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

Authors

  • Y. Huang

    • Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

  • S. Sen

    • NIA/William & Mary, VA & Bowie State University, MD

  • B. Yang

    • Bowie State University, MD