Numerical investigation of flow reversal and instability in mixed laminar vertical tube flow

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 8 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 797-808

  Nguyen, Cong Tam ^a   Maïga, Sidi El Bécaye ^a   Landry, Mathieu ^a   Galanis, Nicolas ^b   Roy, Gilles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assisted buoyancy; Fluid flow; Heat transfer; Instability; Laminar flow; Mixed convection; Numerical simulation; Opposed buoyancy; Reversal flow; Transient behaviors; Transition

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXED CONVECTION; PIPE FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STABILITY;

ASSISTED-BUOYANCY; OPPOSED-BUOYANCY; REVERSAL FLOW; TRANSIENT BEHAVIOR;

LAMINAR FLOW;

EID: 3042797859     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2004.02.020     Document Type: Conference Paper

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