Experimental investigation on heat loss of a fully open cylindrical cavity with different boundary conditions

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 45, Issue , 2013, Pages 92-101

  Wu, Shuang Ying ^a   Guan, Jing Yu ^a   Xiao, Lan ^a   Shen, Zu Guo ^a   Xu, Lian Hui ^a  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cylindrical cavity; Experimental investigation; Heat loss; Surface boundary condition

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM SURFACES; CONSTANT HEAT FLUX; CYLINDRICAL CAVITIES; DIFFERENT BOUNDARY CONDITION; EMPIRICAL CORRELATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; HEATING METHOD; LOSS CHARACTERISTICS; RADIATION HEAT LOSS; SMALL REGION; SURFACE BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; TILT ANGLE;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; ENTHALPY; FACINGS; HEAT FLUX; NATURAL CONVECTION; NUSSELT NUMBER;

HEAT LOSSES;

EID: 84871674577     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2012.10.010     Document Type: Article

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