Lei, C., Patterson, J.C., and Lee, M. (2000) Visualisation of natural convection in a reservoir sidearm subject to surface radiation. In: Proceedings of the 7th Heath and Mass Transfer Conference. pp. 201-208. From: 7th Australasian Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, 3-6 July 2000, Townsville, QLD, Australia.

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Abstract

The natural convection in a reservoir sidearm subject to daytime surface radiation was visualised in the laboratory using a shadowgraph technique. The water temperatures along the sloping bottom were monitored simultaneously with thermistors. The experimental Grashof number based on the starting water temperature and the bulk attenuation coefficient of water was fixed at 4.16x10 7. Emphasis has been put on the understanding of the initial flow features after the radiation was applied. In particular, the instabilities originating from the thermal boundary layer along the sloping bottom have been observed and discussed.

Item ID:	14536
Item Type:	Conference Item (Research - E1)
ISBN:	978-1-875136-28-5
Keywords:	buoyancy; flow instability; natural convection
Date Deposited:	06 Dec 2017 01:47
FoR Codes:	09 ENGINEERING > 0915 Interdisciplinary Engineering > 091505 Heat and Mass Transfer Operations @ 100%
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