Thermovelocimetric Characterization of Liquid Metal Convection in a Rotating Slender Cylinder
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| author | Xu, Yufan Abbate, Jewel David, Cy Vogt, Tobias Aurnou, Jonathan |
| author_facet | Xu, Yufan Abbate, Jewel David, Cy Vogt, Tobias Aurnou, Jonathan |
| contents | Rotating turbulent convection occurs ubiquitously in natural convective systems encompassing planetary cores, oceans, and atmospheres, as well as in many industrial applications. While the global heat and mass transfer of water-like rotating Rayleigh-Bénard convection is well-documented, the characteristics of rotating convection in liquid metals remain less well understood. In this study, we characterize rotating Rayleigh-Bénard convection in liquid gallium (Prandtl number $Pr \approx 0.027$) within a slender cylinder (diameter-to-height aspect ratio $Γ= D/H = 1/2$) using novel thermovelocimetric diagnostic techniques that integrate simultaneous multi-point thermometry and ultrasonic Doppler velocity measurements. This approach experimentally reveals the formation of a stable azimuthal wavenumber $m = 2$ global-scale vortical structure at low supercriticality. We propose that enhanced wall modes facilitated by the slender cylinder geometry interact with the bulk flow to create these large-scale axialized vortices. Our findings extend results from the previous $Pr \sim 1$ studies across various cylindrical aspect ratios. In particular, we find evidence of a different scaling for wall mode precession frequency that possibly exists in liquid metal, offering new insights into the coupling effects in low-$Pr$ rotating convective turbulence. |
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| spellingShingle | Thermovelocimetric Characterization of Liquid Metal Convection in a Rotating Slender Cylinder Xu, Yufan Abbate, Jewel David, Cy Vogt, Tobias Aurnou, Jonathan Fluid Dynamics Rotating turbulent convection occurs ubiquitously in natural convective systems encompassing planetary cores, oceans, and atmospheres, as well as in many industrial applications. While the global heat and mass transfer of water-like rotating Rayleigh-Bénard convection is well-documented, the characteristics of rotating convection in liquid metals remain less well understood. In this study, we characterize rotating Rayleigh-Bénard convection in liquid gallium (Prandtl number $Pr \approx 0.027$) within a slender cylinder (diameter-to-height aspect ratio $Γ= D/H = 1/2$) using novel thermovelocimetric diagnostic techniques that integrate simultaneous multi-point thermometry and ultrasonic Doppler velocity measurements. This approach experimentally reveals the formation of a stable azimuthal wavenumber $m = 2$ global-scale vortical structure at low supercriticality. We propose that enhanced wall modes facilitated by the slender cylinder geometry interact with the bulk flow to create these large-scale axialized vortices. Our findings extend results from the previous $Pr \sim 1$ studies across various cylindrical aspect ratios. In particular, we find evidence of a different scaling for wall mode precession frequency that possibly exists in liquid metal, offering new insights into the coupling effects in low-$Pr$ rotating convective turbulence. |
| title | Thermovelocimetric Characterization of Liquid Metal Convection in a Rotating Slender Cylinder |
| topic | Fluid Dynamics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.03842 |