Convection Videos

Reversals in 2D convection

Aspect ratio 1 box

Video-1: Reversal for Γ=1, Pr=1, Ra=2×107.

Aspect ratio 2 box

Video-2: Reversal for Γ=2, Pr=1, Ra=107.

Zero-P convection

Following videos are obtained from the 27-mode model of zero-P Rayleigh-Bénard convection (RBC).

 Video-3: Oscillating asymmetric square (OASQ) pattern obtained from the 27-mode model at r=1.065 in zero-P RBC. Top view at z=0.5 plane of the convection box is shown here.

 

 

 Video-4: Relaxation oscillations with an intermediate square regime (SQOR) pattern observed in the 27-mode model at r=1.012 in zero-P RBC.

 

 

 Video-5: Pattern corresponding to chaotic attractor Ch4 in 27-mode model at r=1.0342, P=0.

 

 

 Video-6: Pattern corresponding to chaotic attractor Ch6 in the 27-mode model at r=1.05. The lower panel shows the corresponding time series of the modes W101 (blue curve turning into red) and W111 (green curve turning into black) in Ch6. The system shows chaotic bursts.

 

 

 Video-7: Oscillating wavy roll at r=1.15 for zero-P RBC.

 

 

Dynamo

Volume Render-1: Movie showing the temporal evolution of magnetic energy density of a simulation of Taylor-Green dynamo in a periodic box of size 2π. The periodic behavior in time can be clearly observed in the video. For this run Pm=1, K0=2, and Forcing amplitude of Taylor-Green forcing (F0) = 4.77. The simulation was performed on a 643 grid.

 

 

Volume Render-2: Movie showing the temporal evolution of magnetic energy density of a simulation of Taylor-Green dynamo in a periodic box of size 2π. The chaotic behavior in time can be clearly observed in the video. For this run Pm=1, K0=2, and F0 = 4.8. The simulation was performed on a 643 grid.