Regular and chaotic Rayleigh-Bénard convective motions in methanol and water
Abstract: Highlights•Regular, chaotic and periodic Rayleigh-Benard convective motions in methanol and water are reported.•The comparison of heat transport between water and methanol is presented.•The merits of methanol and the demerits of water as coolants in thermal systems are documented.•From the study it is evident that methanol is stable in regular and periodic regimes and quite vigorously active in the chaotic regime compared to water.•The percentage of enhanced heat transport in water compared to methanol is just around 0.17%.•The possibility of having a transition region between regular convection and chaotic motions is demonstrated.
Loading