A combined numerical and experimental study of air convection in a differentially heated rotating cubic cavity

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 39, Issue 15, 1996, Pages 3193-3210

  Ker, Y T ^a   Lin, T F ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW INTERACTIONS; FLOW PATTERNS; GEOMETRY; HEATING; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; ROTATION; STABILITY; TEMPERATURE; UNSTEADY FLOW;

AIR CONVECTION; CORIOLIS FORCE; CUBIC AIR CAVITY; FLOW STABILITY; PROJECTION METHOD; STEADY CONVECTIVE FLOW STRUCTURE; THERMAL BUOYANCY; THREE DIMENSIONAL ENERGY EQUATIONS;

HEAT CONVECTION;

EID: 0030268840     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0017-9310(95)00404-1     Document Type: Article

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