Changes of longitudinal vortex roll structure in a mixed convective air flow through a horizontal plane channel: An experimental study

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 347-363

  Chang, M Y ^a   Yu, C H ^a   Lin, T F ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; CHANNEL FLOW; FLOW VISUALIZATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; UNSTEADY FLOW; VORTEX FLOW;

BUOYANCY TO INERTIA RATIO; FLOW OSCILLATION; HORIZONTAL PLANE CHANNEL; LONGITUDINAL VORTEX ROLL STRUCTURE; MIXED CONVECTIVE AIR FLOW; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; STEADY VORTEX FLOW;

HEAT CONVECTION;

AIR FLOW; FLOW VISUALIZATION; VORTICES;

EID: 0031031922     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0017-9310(96)00098-1     Document Type: Article

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