A criterion for the generation of turbulent anabatic flows

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  Princevac, Marko ^a   Fernando, H J S ^b  

^a University of California Riverside   (United States)

^b Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT FLUX; PRANDTL NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW;

ANABATIC FLOW; INCLINATION ANGLE; UPSLOPE FLOW;

HEAT CONVECTION;

HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; PRANDTL NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 35748952845     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2775932     Document Type: Article

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