Transitional regimes of low-Prandtl thermal convection in a cylindrical cell

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1287-1295

  Verzicco, R ^a,c   Camussi, R ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c Dipartimendo di Mecc e Auronattica   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVECTION; SIMULATION-NUMERICAL; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 0030826318     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.869244     Document Type: Article

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