Direct numerical simulations of two- and three-dimensional turbulent natural convection flows in a differentially heated cavity of aspect ratio 4

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 586, Issue , 2007, Pages 259-293

  Trias, F X ^a   Soria, M ^a   Oliva, A ^a   Perez segarra C D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ASPECT RATIO; DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION; FLOW STRUCTURE; KINETIC ENERGY; NATURAL CONVECTION; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

AIR-FILLED CAVITY; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; TURBULENT NATURAL CONVECTION FLOWS;

TURBULENT FLOW;

ALGORITHMS; ASPECT RATIO; DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION; FLOW STRUCTURE; KINETIC ENERGY; NATURAL CONVECTION; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TURBULENT FLOW; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

ALGORITHM; BOUNDARY LAYER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; KINETIC ENERGY; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 37749045644     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112007006908     Document Type: Article

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