Search for the "ultimate state" in turbulent Rayleigh-Bénard convection

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2009-04-16

arxiv.org/abs/0904.2526v1

Physics

Fluid Dynamics

4 pages, 4 figures

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Measurements of the Nusselt number $Nu$ and of temperature variations $\Delta T_b$ in the bulk fluid are reported for turbulent Rayleigh-B\'enard convection of a cylindrical sample. They cover the Rayleigh-number range $10^{9} \alt Ra \alt 3\times 10^{14}$ using He (Prandtl number $Pr = 0.67$), N$_2$ ($Pr = 0.72$) and SF$_6$ ($Pr = 0.79$ to 0.84) at pressures up to 15 bars and near-ambient temperatures. The sample had a height $L=2.24$m and diameter $D = 1.12$m and was located in a new High-Pressure Convection Facility (HPCF) at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization in G\"ottingen, Germany. The data do not show the transition to an "ultimate regime" reported by Chavanne et al. and are consistent with the measurements of Niemela et al.

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