Measurement of the temperature of density maximum of water solutions using a convective flow technique

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 49, Issue 11-12, 2006, Pages 1763-1772

  Cawley, M F ^a   McGlynn, D ^a   Mooney, P A ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Aqueous solutions; Density anomaly; Density maximum; Free convection; Water

Indexed keywords

NATURAL CONVECTION; SOLUTIONS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL EFFECTS; WATER;

DENSITY ANOMALY; DENSITY MAXIMUM; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; WATER SOLUTIONS;

DENSITY OF LIQUIDS;

DENSITY OF LIQUIDS; NATURAL CONVECTION; SOLUTIONS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL EFFECTS; WATER;

EID: 33645988517     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2005.11.018     Document Type: Article

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