Numerical study of the Boussinesq model
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Wassim Chmaissem; Seung Jik Suh; Michel Daguenet
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Article
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2002
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Elsevier Science
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English
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The authors present a new calculation code using a two-dimensional finite element method valid in a steady and laminar flow. If the enclosure impedes the movement of the fluid, it becomes possible to observe multicellular flows even if the Rayleigh number is small. In this case, the increase of this