Simulation of three-dimensional convection patterns in a Rayleigh-Benard system Using the MPS method

Memoirs of the Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 29-37

  Zhang, Shuai ^a   Morita, Koji ^b   Fukuda, Kenji ^b   Shirakawa, Noriyuki ^b  

^a Department of Applied Quantum Physics and Nuclear Engineering ^*

^b Institute of Environmental Systems   (Japan)

Author keywords

Convection pattern; Moving particle semi implicit (MPS) method; Rayleigh Benard convection (RBC)

Indexed keywords

CONVECTION PATTERN; EULERIAN APPROACH; MOVING PARTICLE SEMI-IMPLICIT (MPS) METHOD; RAYLEIGH-BENARD CONVECTION (RBC);

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW PATTERNS; HEAT TRANSFER; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

HEAT CONVECTION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW PATTERNS; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT TRANSFER; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FLOW PATTERN;

EID: 33645149773     PISSN: 1880148X     EISSN: 1880148X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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