Effect of temperature dependent properties on MHD convection of water near its density maximum in a square cavity

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1184-1194

  Sivasankaran, S ^a   Ho, C J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Convection; Density maximum; MHD; Temperature dependent properties

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BIOCONVERSION; BISMUTH; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUIDS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; HEATING EQUIPMENT; HYDRODYNAMICS; MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NANOFLUIDICS; NATURAL CONVECTION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; SPECIFIC HEAT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL INSULATING MATERIALS; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMOELECTRICITY; VISCOSITY; WATER RECYCLING;

(001) PARAMETER; CELLULAR STRUCTURES; CUBIC POLYNOMIALS; DENSITY INVERSIONS; EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE; ELSEVIER (CO); EXTERNAL MAGNETIC FIELDS; FINITE VOLUMES; FLUID FLOWING; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; HARTMANN NUMBERS; HEAT TRANSFER RATES; MAGNETIC (CE); MHD CONVECTION; RAYLEIGH NUMBER (RA); REFERENCE TEMPERATURE; SQUARE CAVITIES; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT VISCOSITY; TEMPERATURE FIELDS; VELOCITY VECTORS;

TEMPERATURE;

EID: 45849101307     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2007.10.001     Document Type: Article

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