Simulation of vorticity-buoyancy interactions in fire-whirl-like phenomena

Proceedings of the ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference

Volumn 2003, Issue , 2003, Pages 195-201

  McDonough, J M ^a   Loh, Andrew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b Math Science and Technology Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODES (SYMBOLS); COMBUSTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA REDUCTION; EARTHQUAKES; FLUID MECHANICS; HEAT TRANSFER; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

HEAT SOURCES; VORTICITY;

FIRES;

EID: 1842627843     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/ht2003-47548     Document Type: Conference Paper

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