Numerical simulation of natural convection in stationary and rotating cavities

Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2004

Volumn 4, Issue , 2004, Pages 381-389

  Sun, Zixiang ^a   Chew, John W ^a   Kifoil, Alistair ^a,b   Hills, Nicholas J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROLLS ROYCE PLC   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRIFUGATION; COMPRESSORS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING; GRAVITATION; HEAT TRANSFER;

CENTRIFUGAL FORCE; RAYLIEGH NUMBER; ROTATING CAVITIES;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

EID: 10244263556     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/gt2004-53528     Document Type: Conference Paper

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