Onset of oscillatory instability in convection of mercury
A=L/H=8, Pr=0.026
Experimental result of Hart & Pratte (1990) in a box 8x8x1
5
=1.77x10
,
=32.6
6
=
1.16x10
,
=
165.5
6
=
2.05x10
,
=
228.2
5
=
1.45x10
,
=
34.96
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