Table 1 Best values from Blankenbach et al. (1989) and our averaged extrapolated values from current models for selected benchmark values (see text)
Case | Ra | \({\boldsymbol{\eta}}\) | Blankenbach et al. (1989) | Updated estimates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nu | \({\varvec{V}}_{\mathbf{rms}}\) | Nu | \({\varvec{V}}_{\mathbf{rms}}\) | |||
1a | \(10^4\) | 1 | 4.884409 | 42.864947 | 4.88440907 | 42.8649484 |
1b | \(10^5\) | 1 | 10.534095 | 193.21454 | 10.53404 | 193.21445 |
1c | \(10^6\) | 1 | 21.972465 | 833.98977 | 21.97242 | 833.9897 |
2a | \(10^4\) | \(e^{-\ln (10^3) {T}}\) | 10.0660 | 480.4334 | 10.06597 | 480.4308 |