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Heat transfer and fluid flow of natural convection along a vertical flat plate in the transition region: experimental analysis of the wall temperature field.

Author(s) : INAGAKI T., KOMORI K.

Type of article: Article

Summary

The wall temperature and fluid flow were visualized. Also discussed are the characteristic statistical quantities with the aid of visualizations for the velocity and temperature fields. Horseshoe-shaped low-temperature patterns appear on the wall: they play a significant role in heat transfer. The characteristic time-and-space scales of the patterns are statistically independent of not only heat flux but also the position in which they occur. Moreover, W-shaped flow patterns, which possess three-dimensional and unstable structures, appear in the near-wall region. They play a significant role in the laminar to turbulent transition.

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  • Original title: Heat transfer and fluid flow of natural convection along a vertical flat plate in the transition region: experimental analysis of the wall temperature field.
  • Record ID : 1996-2156
  • Languages: English
  • Source: International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer - vol. 38 - n. 18
  • Publication date: 1995/12

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