A theoretical model for horizontal convection at high Rayleigh number

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 581, Issue , 2007, Pages 251-276

  Hughes, G O ^a   Griffiths, R W ^a   Mullarney, J C ^a,b   Peterson, W H ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; BUOYANCY; DIFFUSION; HEAT FLUX; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; THERMAL GRADIENTS; TURBULENCE;

CONVECTIVE CIRCULATION; HORIZONTAL CONVECTION; RAYLEIGH NUMBER;

HEAT CONVECTION;

BOUNDARY LAYERS; BUOYANCY; DIFFUSION; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; THERMAL GRADIENTS; TURBULENCE;

BOUNDARY LAYER; CONVECTION; FLOW MODELING; FLUID FLOW; HEAT FLUX; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

EID: 34548173727     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112007005630     Document Type: Article

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