Transient three-dimensional convection of air in a differentially heated rotating cubic cavity

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1243-1255

  Lee, T L ^a   Lin, T F ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR; BUOYANCY; HEAT TRANSFER; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; NUSSELT NUMBER; ROLLS (MACHINE COMPONENTS); ROTATIONAL FLOW; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WIND EFFECTS;

CENTRIFUGAL FORCE; CORIOLIS FORCE; ENERGY EQUATIONS; FLOW STRUCTURE; POWER LAW SCHEME; PROJECTION METHOD; RAYLEIGH NUMBERS; TAYLOR NUMBERS; THREE DIMENSIONAL CONNECTION; VERTICAL CUBIC CAVITY;

HEAT CONVECTION;

CAVITIERS; CONVECTION; CUBIC; NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS;

EID: 0030111605     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0017-9310(95)00193-X     Document Type: Article

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