Analysis and modeling of buoyancy-generated turbulence using numerical data

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 41, Issue 6-7, 1998, Pages 915-929

  Girimaji, S S ^a   Balachandar, S ^b  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; HEAT FLUX; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; THERMAL EFFECTS; TURBULENCE;

BUOYANCY-GENERATED TURBULENCE; RAYLEIGH-BERNARD CONVECTION;

HEAT CONVECTION;

BUOYANCY; CONVECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; TURBULENCE;

BUOYANCY; CONVECTION; FLOW MODELLING; RAYLEIGH-BERNARD; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0031087137     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0017-9310(97)00166-X     Document Type: Article

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