Flow visualization of natural convection in a tall, air-filled vertical cavity

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 49, Issue 5-6, 2006, Pages 889-904

  Wright, J L ^a   Jin, H ^b   Hollands, K G T ^a   Naylor, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b Liburdi Engineering Limited   (Canada)

^c RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Flow visualization; Interferometry; Natural convection; Vertical cavity

Indexed keywords

FLOW PATTERNS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; HEAT TRANSFER; INTERFEROMETRY; SMOKE; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

CORE FLOW; RAYLEIGH NUMBERS; SECONDARY CELLS; VERTICAL CAVITY;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

FLOW PATTERNS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; HEAT TRANSFER; INTERFEROMETRY; NATURAL CONVECTION; SMOKE; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33144478120     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2005.06.045     Document Type: Article

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