Numerical investigation on the bifurcative natural convection in a horizontal concentric annulus

Numerical Heat Transfer; Part A: Applications

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 291-307

  Chung, J D ^a   Kim, C J ^a   Yoo, H ^b   Lee, J S ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Soongsil University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); FLOW PATTERNS; HEAT TRANSFER; PRANDTL NUMBER; PROBLEM SOLVING; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

HORIZONTAL CONCENTRIC ANNULUS; RAYLEIGH NUMBER;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

EID: 0032598436     PISSN: 10407782     EISSN: 15210634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/104077899274778     Document Type: Article

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