Computation of turbulent buoyant flows in enclosures with low-Reynolds-number k-ω models

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 172-184

  Peng, Shia Hui ^a,b   Davidson, Lars ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cavity flow; Grid sensitivity; K model; LRN model; Transition regime; Turbulent natural convection

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; NATURAL CONVECTION; TURBULENT FLOW;

BUOYANCY; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; FLOW MODELING; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 0032978922     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-727X(98)10050-4     Document Type: Article

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