Double diffusive convection in a semicircular slice with internal heat generation in one or both layers

Experimental Heat Transfer

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 283-297

  Theerthan, S A ^a   Kolb, G ^a   Sehgal, B R ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; DENSITY MEASUREMENT (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); HEAT FLUX; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); PARAFFIN OILS; SALINE WATER; SOLUBILITY; SPECIFIC HEAT; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF LIQUIDS; THERMAL EXPANSION; THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

CONDUCTIVITY PROBE; INTERNAL HEAT; KINEMATIC VISCOSITY; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; RICHARDSON NUMBER; SEMICIRCULAR SLICE; THERMAL DIFFUSIVITY;

HEAT CONVECTION;

EID: 0035496917     PISSN: 08916152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/089161501317098326     Document Type: Article

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