Active control and a simple estimation method for the onset of Rayleigh-Bénard convection in temperature-dependent-viscosity liquids

Heat and Mass Transfer/Waerme- und Stoffuebertragung

Volumn 40, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 75-81

  You, X Y ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Active feedback control; Rayleigh B nard convection; Temperature dependent viscosity

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; CONTROL THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; THERMAL EFFECTS; VISCOUS FLOW;

CRITICAL RAYLEIGH NUMBER; RAYLEIGH BENARD CONVECTION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT VISCOSITY LIQUIDS;

HEAT CONVECTION;

EID: 0742286287     PISSN: 09477411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00231-002-0364-1     Document Type: Article

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