Multicellular natural convection in a high aspect ratio cavity: Experimental and numerical results

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 43, Issue 17, 2000, Pages 3157-3170

  Lartigue, Bérengère ^a   Lorente, Sylvie ^a   Bourret, Bernard ^a  

^a INSA   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; CAVITATION; NUSSELT NUMBER; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

MULTICELLULAR NATURAL CONVECTION; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

ASPECT RATIO; CAVITY; LAMINAR FLOW; NATURAL CONVECTION; SECONDARY FLOW;

EID: 0034116414     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0017-9310(99)00362-2     Document Type: Article

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