Buoyancy-induced flow in an open-ended cavity: Assessment of a similarity solution and of numerical simulation models

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 52, Issue 15-16, 2009, Pages 3850-3856

  Boetcher, S K S ^a   Sparrow, E M ^b  

^a Center for Advanced Research and Technology   (United States)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

Buoyant flow; Numerical simulation; Nusselt numbers; Open ended cavity; Similarity solution

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY-INDUCED FLOWS; BUOYANT FLOW; COMPUTATIONAL ISSUES; CONSERVATION EQUATIONS; FAR FIELDS; LOCAL NUSSELT NUMBERS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; NUMERICAL SIMULATION MODELS; OPEN-ENDED CAVITY; PARAMETER RANGES; SECOND DERIVATIVES; SIMILARITY MODELS; SIMILARITY SOLUTION;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; BUOYANCY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW SIMULATION; NUSSELT NUMBER;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 65549142503     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2008.10.035     Document Type: Article

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