Studies of heat source driven natural convection

Author:: Emara, A. A.
Published:: Dec 1, 1975.
Physical Description:: 1 electronic document
Additional Creators:: Kulacki, F. A.

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Natural convection energy transport in a horizontal layer of internally heated fluid was measured for Rayleigh numbers from 1890 to 2.17 x 10 to the 12th power. The fluid layer is bounded below by a rigid zero-heat-flux surface and above by a rigid constant-temperature surface. Joule heating by an alternating current passing horizontally through the layer provides the uniform volumetric energy source. The overall steady-state heat transfer coefficient at the upper surface was determined by measuring the temperature difference across the layer and power input to the fluid. The correlation between the Nusselt and Rayleigh numbers for the data of the present study and the data of the Kulacki study is given.

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FLUID MECHANICS AND HEAT TRANSFER

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Document ID: 19760010239.
Accession ID: 76N17327.
TR-3746-2.
NASA-CR-146395.

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