Three-dimensional natural convection in an enclosure with a sphere at different vertical locations

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 53, Issue 15-16, 2010, Pages 3143-3155

  Yoon, H S ^a   Yu, D H ^a   Ha, M Y ^a   Park, Y G ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cubic enclosure; Natural convection; Nusselt number; Sphere

Indexed keywords

CIRCUMFERENTIAL DIRECTION; CUBIC ENCLOSURE; HEAT TRANSFER AND FLUID FLOW; IMMERSED-BOUNDARY METHOD; LOCAL NUSSELT NUMBER; NUMERICAL CALCULATION; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; SINUSOIDAL DISTRIBUTION; STEADY STATE; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; THERMAL FIELD;

ENCLOSURES; FLOW OF FLUIDS; LOCATION; NATURAL CONVECTION; NUSSELT NUMBER; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

SPHERES;

EID: 77953479298     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2010.03.013     Document Type: Article

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