Publications of Guenter Ahlers

Ahlers, G.; Bodenschatz, E.; Hartmann, R.; He, X.; Lohse, D.; Reiter, P.; Stevens, R. J. . .; Verzicco, R.; Wedi, M.; Weiss, S. et al.; Zhang, X.; Zwirner, L.; Shishkina, O.: Aspect Ratio Dependence of Heat Transfer in a Cylindrical Rayleigh-Bénard Cell. Physical Review Letters 128, 084501 (2022)

He, X.; Bodenschatz, E.; Ahlers, G.: Universal scaling of temperature variance in Rayleigh–Bénard convection near the transition to the ultimate state. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 931, A7 (2022)

He, X.; Bodenschatz, E.; Ahlers, G.: Aspect ratio dependence of the ultimate-state transition in turbulent thermal convection. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 117, pp. 30022 - 30023 (2020)

Zhang, X.; van Gils, D.; Horn, S.; Wedi, M.; Zwirner, L.; Ahlers, G.; Ecke, R. E.; Weiss, S.; Bodenschatz, E.; Shishkina, O.: Boundary zonal flow in rotating turbulent Rayleigh-Bénard convection. Physical Review Letters 124 (8), 084505 (2020)

Weiß, S.; He, X.; Ahlers, G.; Bodenschatz, E.; Shishkina, O.: Bulk temperature and heat transport in turbulent Rayleigh–Bénard convection of fluids with temperature-dependent properties. Jouarnal of Fluid Mechanics 851, pp. 374 - 390 (2018)

Ahlers, G.; Bodenschatz, E.; He, X.: Ultimate-state transition of turbulent Rayleigh-Benard convection. Physical Review Fluids 2 (5), 054603 (2017)

He, X.; Bodenschatz, E.; Ahlers, G.: Azimuthal diffusion of the large-scale-circulation plane, and absence of significant non-Boussinesq effects, in turbulent convection near the ultimate-state transition. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 791, R3 (2016)

He, X.; van Gils, D.; Bodenschatz, E.; Ahlers, G.: Reynolds numbers and the elliptic approximation near the ultimate state of turbulent Rayleigh-Bénard convection. New Journal of Physics 17 (6), 063028 (2015)

Ahlers, G.; Bodenschatz, E.; He, X.: Logarithmic temperature profiles of turbulent Rayleigh-Bénard convection in the classical and ultimate state for a Prandtl number of 0.8. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 758, pp. 436 - 467 (2014)

He, X.; van Gils, D.; Bodenschatz, E.; Ahlers, G.: Logarithmic spatial variations and universal f -1 power spectra of temperature fluctuations in turbulent Rayleigh-Bénard convection. Physical Review Letters 112, pp. 174501-1 - 174501-5 (2014)

He, X.; Funfschilling, D.; Nobach, H.; Bodenschatz, E.; Ahlers, G.: Comment on "Effect of Boundary Layers Asymmetry on Heat Transfer Efficiency in Turbulent Rayleigh-Bénard Convection at Very High Rayleigh Numbers". Physical Review Letters 110 (19), p. 199401-1 - 199401-1 (2013)

Ahlers, G.; He, X.; Funfschilling, D.; Bodenschatz, E.: Heat transport by turbulent Rayleigh–Bénard convection for Pr ≃ 0.8 and 3 × 10 ¹² ≲ Ra ≲ 10¹⁵: aspect ratio Γ = 0.50. New Journal of Physics 14, pp. 103012-1 - 103012-39 (2012)

Ahlers, G.; Bodenschatz, E.; Funfschilling, D.; Grossmann, S.; He, X.; Lohse, D.; Stevens, R. J. A. M.; Verzicco, R.: Logarithmic Temperature Profiles in Turbulent Rayleigh-Bénard Convection. Physical Review Letters 109, pp. 114501-1 - 114501-5 (2012)

Ahlers, G.; Bodenschatz, E.; Funfschilling, D.; Grossmann, S.; He, X.; Lohse, D.; Stevens, R.; Verzicco, R.: Logarithmic temperature profiles in turbulent Rayleigh-Bénard convection. Physical Review Letters 109 (11), 114501 (2012)

He, X.; Funfschilling, D.; Bodenschatz, E.; Ahlers, G.: Heat transport by turbulent Rayleigh-Bénard convection for Pr ≃ 0.8 and 4 × 10¹¹ ≲ Ra ≲ 2 × 10¹⁴: ultimate-state transition for aspect ratio Γ = 1.00. New Journal of Physics 14, pp. 063030-1 - 063030-15 (2012)

He, X.; Funfschilling, D.; Nobach, H.; Bodenschatz, E.; Ahlers, G.: Transition to the Ultimate State of Turbulent Rayleigh-Bénard Convection. Physical Review Letters 108, pp. 024502-1 - 024502-5 (2012)

Ahlers, G.; Funfschilling, D.; Bodenschatz, E.: Transitions in heat transport by turbulent convection at Rayleigh numbers up to 10¹⁵. New Journal of Physics 13, pp. 049401-1 - 049401-2 (2011)

Ahlers, G.; Funfschilling, D.; Bodenschatz, E.: Transitions in heat transport by turbulent convection at Rayleigh numbers up to 10¹⁵. New Journal of Physics 11, pp. 123001-1 - 123001-18 (2009)

Ahlers, G.; Bodenschatz, E.; Hogg, J.: Turbulent Rayleigh-Bénard convection for a Prandtl number of 0.67. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 641, pp. 157 - 167 (2009)

Funfschilling, D.; Bodenschatz, E.; Ahlers, G.: Search for the “ultimate state” in turbulent Rayleigh-Bénard convection. Physical Review Letters 103, pp. 014503-1 - 014503-4 (2009)