A Reduced Model for Salt-Finger Convection in the Small Diffusivity Ratio Limit

A simple model of nonlinear salt-finger convection in two dimensions is derived and studied. The model is valid in the limit of a small solute to heat diffusivity ratio and a large density ratio, which is relevant to both oceanographic and astrophysical applications. Two limits distinguished by the m...

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Main Authors: Jin-Han Xie, Benjamin Miquel, Keith Julien, Edgar Knobloch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-01-01
Series:Fluids
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2311-5521/2/1/6