Abstract
We present a theoretical analysis of large-aspect-ratio turbulent vertical convection that yields two relationships between heat flux and wall shear stress, measured respectively by the Nusselt number () and shear Reynolds number (), in terms of the Rayleigh () and Prandtl numbers (): in the high- limit and with for and for , where is not a power law of and is a constant. These relationships imply and for high .
- Received 8 September 2022
- Accepted 20 January 2023
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.8.L022601
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