{"id":549,"date":"2022-10-08T09:53:54","date_gmt":"2022-10-08T00:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lfc.media-creations.org\/?page_id=549"},"modified":"2022-12-07T15:01:52","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T06:01:52","slug":"doc1-page-en","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/c-mng.cwh.hokudai.ac.jp\/lfc-me.eng\/Root\/research-project-en\/project-en\/doc1-page-en.html","title":{"rendered":"Natural convection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Natural convection is one of the fundamental flow systems dominating large scale flows that can be observed in natura and industries. Variety of flow patterns created by very slow flows, O<\/em>(1 mm\/s), contains multiple physics and provides important physical insight to understand phenomenon. We have investigated different types of the convections, such as convections induced by internal heat generation [1], Rayleigh-B\u00e9nard convection (RBC) in a liquid metal layer [2], RBC imposed by a horizontal magnetic field [3], and RBC with background rotation [4]. Recent interest is horizontal convection, which is driven by baroclinic torque due to horizontal temperature gradient [5], and its effect on RBC. We mainly have performed experimental approach to these problems with development of flow measurement techniques, such as PIV\/PTV, ultrasonic Doppler velocimetry (UDV; or ultrasonic velocity profiling, UVP), and thermochromic liquid crystals. Large part of the project is collaborated with geoscience group, JAMSTEC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n