The onset of thermal convection in an initially, stably stratified fluid layer

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 42, Issue 22, 1999, Pages 4253-4258

  Kim, M C ^a   Choi, K H ^b   Choi, C K ^b  

^a Jeju National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; PRANDTL NUMBER; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; VISCOSITY;

FLUID LAYER; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; THERMAL CONVECTION;

HEAT CONVECTION;

CONVECTION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; STRATIFIED FLUID;

EID: 0032879128     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0017-9310(99)00047-2     Document Type: Article

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