Experimental analysis of natural convection in square cavities heated from below with 2D-PIV and holographic interferometry techniques

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 721-739

  Corvaro, F ^a   Paroncini, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Holographic interferometry; Natural convection; Numerical simulation; PIV

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; HOLOGRAPHIC INTERFEROMETRY; NUMERICAL METHODS; PRANDTL NUMBER; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

DOUBLE-EXPOSURE TECHNIQUE; PLUME OSCILLATIONS; RAYLEIGH NUMBERS;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; HOLOGRAPHIC INTERFEROMETRY; NATURAL CONVECTION; NUMERICAL METHODS; PRANDTL NUMBER; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

EID: 34247281034     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2006.07.006     Document Type: Article

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