A comparison of turbulent thermal convection between conditions of constant temperature and constant heat flux

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 595, Issue , 2008, Pages 203-219

  Verzicco, R ^a   Sreenivasan, K R ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

^b ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT FLUX; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TURBULENT FLOW; UNSTEADY FLOW;

RAYLEIGH NUMBER;

HEAT CONVECTION;

HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TURBULENT FLOW; UNSTEADY FLOW;

ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEAT FLUX; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; THERMAL CONVECTION; TURBULENT FLOW; UNSTEADY FLOW;

EID: 38049110148     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112007009135     Document Type: Article

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