Numerical investigation on the steady state natural convection in a horizontal open-ended cavity with a heated upper wall

Numerical Heat Transfer; Part A: Applications

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 453-472

  Andreozzi, Assunta ^a   Manca, Oronzio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

HORIZONTAL PARALLEL PLATES; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; OPEN-ENDED CAVITY; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; STEADY-STATE NATURAL CONVECTION; TEMPERATURE FIELD; UNIFORM HEAT FLUX; UPPER PLATE; VELOCITY PROFILES; WALL TEMPERATURES;

PRESSURE DROP;

ASPECT RATIO;

EID: 77951223664     PISSN: 10407782     EISSN: 15210634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10407781003684324     Document Type: Article

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