Instability of convection of an ethanol-water solution in a vertical tank

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 510, Issue , 2004, Pages 243-265

  Chan, Cho Lik ^a   Yu, Youmin ^a   Chen, C F ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFINED FLOW; KINETIC ENERGY; NATURAL CONVECTION; NUMERICAL METHODS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

MECHANICAL ENERGY EQUATION; SUPERPOSING INDIVIDUAL FRAMES;

FLUID MECHANICS;

BOUSSINESQ EQUATION; ETHANOL; FLUID MECHANICS; INSTABILITY; NATURAL CONVECTION; WATER;

EID: 3242713056     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002211200400953X     Document Type: Article

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