Evaporation-induced Benard convection in a thin liquid layer

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 255-264

  Torii, Shuichi ^a   Yang, Wen Jei ^b  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Benard convective heat transfer; Flow visualization; Numerical analysis; Surface evaporation; Thermal measurement; Thin liquid layer

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FLOW PATTERNS; RAYLEIGH FADING; THERMOCOUPLES;

THIN LIQUID LAYERS;

HEAT CONVECTION;

CONVECTION; EVAPORATION; FLOW VISUALIZATION; HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 0037332395     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.872     Document Type: Article

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