Planform structure and heat transfer in turbulent free convection over horizontal surfaces

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 884-894

  Theerthan, S Ananda ^a   Arakeri, Jaywant H ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVECTION; HEAT TRANSFER; PLATE; RAYLEIGH NUMBER;

EID: 0034123333     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.870343     Document Type: Article

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