Yi-Xin Zhang

The impact of a nonlinear equation of state on the convective instability of a radiatively heated system

Abstract Content of image described in text. We consider convection in an internally heated system with a nonlinear equation of state (EOS) using linear stability analysis, direct numerical simulation (DNS) and weakly nonlinear analysis. Motivated by melt ponds on Arctic sea ice, we consider a fluid layer subject to he...