On the validity of the Boussinesq approximation in a developing mixed convection boundary layer

1st International Conference on Thermal Issues in Emerging Technologies, Theory and Applications; Proceedings - ThETA1

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 183-190

  Barhaghi, Darioush G ^a   Davidson, Lars ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUSSINESQ APPROXIMATION; FAVRE AVERAGED EQUATIONS; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE; VERTICAL CHANNELS;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; CHANNEL FLOW; DYNAMIC MODELS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

MIXED CONVECTION;

EID: 36949019740     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/THETA.2007.363439     Document Type: Conference Paper

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