Bounds on horizontal convection

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 517, Issue , 2004, Pages 55-70

  Siggers, J H ^a   Kerswell, R R ^b   Balmforth, N J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COOLING; ENTROPY; HEAT CONVECTION; HEATING; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

NUSSELT MEASURE; RAYLEIGH NUMBER;

VISCOSITY;

CONVECTION; DISSIPATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NUSSELT NUMBER; STEADY FLOW;

EID: 8144220661     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112004000497     Document Type: Article

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