Modeling the dynamics of double-diffusive scalar fields at various stability conditions

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 360-367

  Hanjalic K ^a   Musemic R ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Double diffusion; Solar ponds; Turbulence modeling

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRANDTL NUMBER; SOLAR HEATING; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; TURBULENCE;

DOUBLE DIFFUSIVE SCALAR FIELDS; PRANDTL SCHMIDT NUMBERS; SALT GRADIENT SOLAR PONDS;

SOLAR PONDS;

FLOW STABILITY; MODELLING-MATHEMATICAL; SOLAR POWER; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0031214887     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-727X(97)00018-0     Document Type: Article

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