An adaptation of the low Mach number approximation for supercritical fluid buoyant flows

This Note describes an acoustic filtering of the equations governing the supercritical fluid buoyant flow driven by a weak heating. The resulting low Mach number approximation takes into account the compressibility of the fluid with respect to the hydrostatic pressure. Using the direct numerical simulation of a supercritical fluid flow in the Rayleigh-Bénard configuration, we show that the density stratification may be taken into account without further numerical effort and is fundamental for the prediction of the convective instability threshold induced by a weak heating.

Gilbert Accary, Isabelle Raspo, Patrick Bontoux, Bernard Zappoli. An adaptation of the low Mach number approximation for supercritical fluid buoyant flows. Comptes Rendus Mécanique, 2005, 333 (5), pp.397-404. ⟨10.1016/j.crme.2005.03.004⟩. ⟨hal-00836294⟩

Journal: Comptes Rendus Mécanique

Date de publication: 01-01-2005

Auteurs:
  • Gilbert Accary
  • Isabelle Raspo
  • Patrick Bontoux
  • Bernard Zappoli

Digital object identifier (doi): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.crme.2005.03.004

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