Numerical study of natural convection flow in a vertical slot

Acta Mechanica Sinica/Lixue Xuebao

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 215-224

  Xiyun, Lu ^a   Lixian, Zhuang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Heat transfer; Instability; Natural convection; Transition

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; CHANNEL FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW PATTERNS; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; HEAT CONVECTION; NUCLEAR REACTORS; STABILITY;

COATING PROCESS; ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS; SOLAR ENERGY COLLECTORS; VERTICAL SLOT;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

EID: 0033171186     PISSN: 05677718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02486149     Document Type: Article

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