Asymptotic analysis of the near-wall region of turbulent natural convection flows

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 541, Issue , 2005, Pages 383-397

  Holling M ^a   Herwig, H ^a  

^a HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY; BOUNDARY LAYERS; FORCED CONVECTION; HEAT TRANSFER; NATURAL CONVECTION; TEMPERATURE;

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; GRASHOF NUMBERS; TURBULENT NATURAL CONVECTION FLOWS;

TURBULENT FLOW;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT TRANSFER; NATURAL CONVECTION; NEAR-WALL FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY PROFILE;

EID: 27744515272     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112005006300     Document Type: Article

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