Natural convection in a laterally heated cylindrical enclosure

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Date2011-02-04
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Abstract
A numerical study on the natural convection of small Prandtl number fluid in a cylindrical enclosure with lateral heating has been performed by a combination of second order time-splitting and pseudo –spectral methods. The basic state and its stability is analyzed in a horizontal cylindrical cavity of finite length H and radius R H/2R 2. The effects Rayleigh number and aspect ratio (length/diameter) on the nature and origin of instabilities are investigated.
SubjectsCylinders, Numerical analysis, Thermal analysis, Cilindres, Anàlisi numèrica, Anàlisi tèrmica
DegreeMÀSTER UNIVERSITARI EN FÍSICA COMPUTACIONAL I APLICADA (Pla 2009)
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