Asymptotic analysis of heat transfer in turbulent Rayleigh-Bénard convection

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 49, Issue 5-6, 2006, Pages 1129-1136

  Holling M ^a   Herwig, H ^a  

^a HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; HEAT CONVECTION; NUSSELT NUMBER; PRANDTL NUMBER; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TURBULENT FLOW;

ASYMPTOTIC TEMPERATURE PROFILES; LOGARITHMIC TERMS; POWER LAW; TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS;

HEAT TRANSFER;

CORRELATION METHODS; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT TRANSFER; NUSSELT NUMBER; PRANDTL NUMBER; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 33144466306     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2005.09.002     Document Type: Article

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