Flow mode transitions in turbulent thermal convection

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Xi, Heng Dong ^a   Xia, Ke Qing ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT CONVECTION; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

DOUBLE-ROLL MODE (DRM); FLOW MODE TRANSITION; SINGLE-ROLL MODE (SRM);

TURBULENT FLOW;

FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT CONVECTION; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 44649155145     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2920444     Document Type: Article

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