Bifurcations and Patterns in Nonlinear Dissipative Systems [electronic resource].
- Published:
- Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy. Office of Energy Research, 2005.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy. - Physical Description:
- 16 pages : digital, PDF file
- Additional Creators:
- United States. Department of Energy. Office of Energy Research and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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- Restrictions on Access:
- Free-to-read Unrestricted online access
- Summary:
- This project consists of experimental investigations of heat transport, pattern formation, and bifurcation phenomena in non-linear non-equilibrium fluid-mechanical systems. These issues are studies in Rayleigh-B\'enard convection, using both pure and multicomponent fluids. They are of fundamental scientific interest, but also play an important role in engineering, materials science, ecology, meteorology, geophysics, and astrophysics. For instance, various forms of convection are important in such diverse phenomena as crystal growth from a melt with or without impurities, energy production in solar ponds, flow in the earth's mantle and outer core, geo-thermal stratifications, and various oceanographic and atmospheric phenomena. Our work utilizes computer-enhanced shadowgraph imaging of flow patterns, sophisticated digital image analysis, and high-resolution heat transport measurements.
- Report Numbers:
- E 1.99:final scientific/technical report
final scientific/technical report - Subject(s):
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- Note:
- Published through SciTech Connect.
05/27/2005.
"final scientific/technical report"
Guenter Ahlers.
University of California - Type of Report and Period Covered Note:
- Final; 07/01/1987 - 09/14/2003
- Funding Information:
- FG03-87ER13738
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