Natural convection in a tank of oil: Experimental validation of a numerical code with prescribed boundary condition

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 671-680

  De Césaro Oliveski, Rejane ^a   MacAgnan, Mario Henrique ^a   Copetti, Jacqueline Biancon ^a   De La Martinière Petroll, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO RIO DOS SINOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Experimental; Finite Volumes; Natural convection; Tank; Thermal oil

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; POLYNOMIALS; TANKS (CONTAINERS); THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMAL INSULATION; THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; THERMAL LOSS; UNIFORM TEMPERATURE;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CONVECTION; OIL;

EID: 17944378892     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2004.10.003     Document Type: Article

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