Experimental study of turbulent natural convection in a tall air cavity

Experimental Heat Transfer

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 165-194

  Dafa'Alla, Adil A ^a   Betts, Philip L ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; HEAT LOSSES; HEAT RADIATION; LASER DOPPLER VELOCIMETERS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOCOUPLES; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

AIR CAVITY; HEAT TRANSFER RATES; RADIATION ABSORPTION; TURBULENT NATURAL CONVECTION;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

EID: 0030114286     PISSN: 08916152     EISSN: 15210480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08916159608946520     Document Type: Article

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