Effects of aspect ratio on vortex flow patterns in mixed convection of air through a bottom-heated horizontal rectangular duct

Numerical Heat Transfer; Part A: Applications

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 745-764

  Yu, C H ^a   Lin, T F ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR; ASPECT RATIO; BUOYANCY; DUCTS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FLOW PATTERNS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; OSCILLATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; UNSTEADY FLOW; VORTEX FLOW;

BOTTOM HEATED HORIZONTAL RECTANGULAR DUCT; ENERGY EQUATIONS; RAYLEIGH NUMBERS; VORTEX ROLLS;

HEAT CONVECTION;

EID: 0031139792     PISSN: 10407782     EISSN: 15210634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10407789708914062     Document Type: Article

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