New low-Reynolds-number k-ε model including damping effect due to buoyancy in a stratified flow field

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 39, Issue 16, 1996, Pages 3483-3496

  Murakami, S ^a   Kato, S ^a   Chikamoto, T ^b   Laurence, D ^c   Blay, D ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b Nikken Sekkei Ltd   (Japan)

^c EDF R AND D   (France)

^d ENSMA   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; CHANNEL FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DAMPING; ENCLOSURES; LAMINAR FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; TURBULENT FLOW;

EDDY VISCOSITY MODEL; TWO DIMENSIONAL THERMALLY STRATIFIED FLOW FIELDS; VERTICAL TURBULENT TRANSPORT;

HEAT TRANSFER;

REYNOLDS NUMBER; STRATIFIED FLOW;

EID: 0030294845     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0017-9310(95)00356-8     Document Type: Article

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