Direct numerical simulation of a three-dimensional natural-convection flow in a differentially heated cavity of aspect ratio 4

Numerical Heat Transfer; Part A: Applications

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 649-673

  Soria, M ^a   Trias, F X ^a   Perez Segarra C D ^a   Oliva, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; ASPECT RATIO; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEATING; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; POISSON EQUATION; STRESS ANALYSIS; TENSORS;

BOUSSINESQ APPROXIMATIONS; DIFFERENTIALLY HEATED CAVITIES (DHC); REYNOLDS STRESS TENSORS;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

EID: 2342559238     PISSN: 10407782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10407780490277888     Document Type: Article

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