Scales of free convection around a vertical cylinder

European Journal of Physics

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1301-1306

  Lira, Ignacio ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYLINDERS (SHAPES); NATURAL CONVECTION;

BOUSSINESQ; BUOYANCY FORCES; ENERGY EQUATION; FLOW REGIMES; FREE CONVECTION FLOWS; MOMENTUM EQUATION; RAYLEIGH; STEADY STATE; VERTICAL CYLINDERS;

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EID: 62649148280     PISSN: 01430807     EISSN: 13616404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0143-0807/29/6/017     Document Type: Article

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