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Laboratory modeling of moist convection using a reactive fluid

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Moist convection --- driven by the buoyancy released when moisture condenses --- plays a central role in tropospheric dynamics. While often explored through simulations or simplified models, we present here a laboratory analog that captures key features of moist convection. The observed instabilities are interpreted using linear stability analyses.

Source: Physical Review Fluids

DOI: 10.1103/physrevfluids.10.053505

Authors: Valentin Dorel, Daniel Lecoanet, Michael Le Bars

Institutions: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Aix-Marseille Université, Institut de Recherche sur les Phénomènes Hors Équilibre, Centrale Méditerranée, Northwestern University

Language: English

Topic: Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows

Subfield: Computational Mechanics

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Awards: G2755090407, G3262369115, G989069552