Numerical study of natural convection loss from open cavities

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 23-30

  Prakash, M ^a   Kedare, S B ^a   Nayak, J K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Natural convection loss; Nusselt number correlation; Open cavity

Indexed keywords

CAVITY INCLINATION; CAVITY MODEL; CAVITY SHAPE; CAVITY WALL; CFD SOFTWARES; CONVECTIVE LOSS; EFFECT OF OPENING; HEAT TRANSFER AREA; HEMISPHERICAL CAVITIES; INCLINATION ANGLES; ISOTHERMAL WALL; NUMERICAL STUDIES; NUSSELT NUMBER CORRELATION; OPEN CAVITY; OPENING RATIO; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; SPHERICAL CAVITIES;

NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; NUSSELT NUMBER; SPHERES; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

EID: 80054708168     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2011.08.012     Document Type: Article

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