An experimental study of natural convection in a differentially heated cavity through a 2D-PIV system

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 52, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 355-365

  Corvaro, F ^a   Paroncini, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

2 D PIV; Differentially heated cavity; Natural convection

Indexed keywords

AIR; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; EXPERIMENTS; NATURAL CONVECTION; OPTICAL PROJECTORS; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

2-D PIV; DIFFERENTIALLY HEATED CAVITIES; DIFFERENTIALLY HEATED CAVITY; DYNAMIC STRUCTURES; EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSES; EXPERIMENTAL APPARATUSES; EXPERIMENTAL DATUMS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; HOT STRIPS; LAMINAR CONDITIONS; NATURAL CONVECTION HEAT TRANSFERS; PIV SYSTEMS; RAYLEIGH NUMBERS; SQUARE ENCLOSURES; STEADY STATES; UPPER SURFACES; VECTOR MAPS; VELOCITY MAPS;

HEAT CONVECTION;

EID: 56949085030     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2008.05.039     Document Type: Article

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