The elusive ‘ultimate state’ of thermal convection

Joël Sommeria ()
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Joël Sommeria: the Laboratoire de Physique, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon

Nature, 1999, vol. 398, issue 6725, 294-295

Abstract: Is it possible to reach a regime of ultimate turbulence in thermal convection? Previous experiments with mercury and helium have suggested a transition towards this regime. But an extended experiment with mercury failed to find any evidence for this 'ultimate' state. This issue influences our understanding of large-scale systems such as the atmosphere — a complex case of natural convection.

Date: 1999
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DOI: 10.1038/18572

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