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Thermal convection in a completely confined fluid layer
Author(s) -
Mitchell W. T.,
Quinn J. A.
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
aiche journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 167
eISSN - 1547-5905
pISSN - 0001-1541
DOI - 10.1002/aic.690120615
Subject(s) - convection , mechanics , fluid dynamics , flow (mathematics) , fluid motion , thermal , rayleigh number , layer (electronics) , rayleigh scattering , range (aeronautics) , natural convection , thermodynamics , materials science , physics , optics , nanotechnology , composite material
Experimental observations are reported on convective motion in a laterally confined fluid layer heated from below. Measurements extend over a wide range of Rayleigh numbers which encompass several flow regimes, including remarkably stable periodic flows. The conditions necessary for the oscillatory motion as well as the qualitative nature of the flow have been explored.