How heat transfer efficiencies in turbulent thermal convection depend on internal flow modes

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 676, Issue , 2011, Pages 1-4

  Xia, Ke Qing ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

heat transport; internal flow states; turbulent convection

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING; FLUID MECHANICS;

GLOBAL TRANSPORT PROPERTY; HEAT TRANSFER EFFICIENCY; HEAT TRANSPORT; INTERNAL FLOWS; INTRIGUING QUESTIONS; LARGE-SCALE FLOWS; TURBULENT CONVECTION; TURBULENT THERMAL CONVECTION;

HEAT CONVECTION;

CORRELATION; FLOW MEASUREMENT; HEAT TRANSFER; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; THERMAL CONVECTION; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 79959263037     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2011.50     Document Type: Article

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