Analysis of thermal dissipation rates in turbulent Rayleigh-Bénard convection

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 546, Issue , 2006, Pages 51-60

  Shishkina, Olga ^a   Wagner, Claus ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW PATTERNS; HEAT LOSSES; NUSSELT NUMBER; PRANDTL NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; THERMAL PLUMES; TURBULENT FLOW;

RAYLEIGH-BENARD CONVECTION; THERMAL DISSIPATION RATES;

HEAT CONVECTION;

CONVECTION; ENERGY DISSIPATION;

EID: 31144460476     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112005007408     Document Type: Article

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