Three-dimensional CFD simulation of Rayleigh-Benard convection for low prandtl number fluids

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 84, Issue 1 A, 2006, Pages 29-37

  Vedantam, S ^a   Dhotre, M T ^a   Joshi, J B ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Aspect ratio; Boussinesq fluid; CFD; Nusselt number; Oscillatory behaviour; Rayleigh Benard convection

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT CONVECTION; PRANDTL NUMBER; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

BOUSSINESQ FLUID; FLOW STRUCTURES; OSCILLATORY BEHAVIOUR; PRANDTL NUMBER FLUIDS; RAYLEIGH-BENARD CONVECTION;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

ASPECT RATIO; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT CONVECTION; PRANDTL NUMBER; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

EID: 33645002390     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/cherd.05064     Document Type: Article

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