Effects of gravity modulation on convection in a horizontal annulus

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 50, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 348-360

  Dyko, Mark P ^a   Vafai, Kambiz ^b  

^a Aircraft Braking Systems Corporation   (United States)

^b University of California Riverside   (United States)

Author keywords

Buoyancy induced convection; g jitter; Gravity modulation; Horizontal annulus; Microgravity

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; FLOW PATTERNS; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; NUSSELT NUMBER; UNSTEADY FLOW;

BUOYANCY-INDUCED CONVECTION; G-JITTER; GRAVITY MODULATION; HORIZONTAL ANNULUS; MICROGRAVITY;

HEAT CONVECTION;

BUOYANCY; FLOW PATTERNS; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; HEAT CONVECTION; NUSSELT NUMBER; UNSTEADY FLOW;

EID: 33751257208     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2006.06.033     Document Type: Article

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