Lei, C., and Patterson, J.C. (2007) Flow response to periodic thermal forcing in a reservoir with water depth beyond the penetration depth of solar radiation. Australian Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 4 (1). pp. 29-37.

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Abstract

The present investigation is concerned with the transient response of the flow in a reservoir to diurnal heating and cooling due to heat transfer through the water surface. In this study, the maximum water depth in the reservoir is assumed to be five times the penetration depth of solar radiation. The numerical results reveal that, in the present case, the flow response to radiative heating is very weak compared with the response to surface cooling. There is also a clear time lag in the flow response to the switches of the thermal forcing. The lag time depends on the Grashof number.

Item ID:	2545
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	1448-4846
Keywords:	natural convection; mixing; buoyancy; fluid mechanics; reservoir; diurnal cycle
Date Deposited:	23 Jul 2009 05:06
FoR Codes:	09 ENGINEERING > 0915 Interdisciplinary Engineering > 091504 Fluidisation and Fluid Mechanics @ 60% 09 ENGINEERING > 0915 Interdisciplinary Engineering > 091505 Heat and Mass Transfer Operations @ 30% 09 ENGINEERING > 0915 Interdisciplinary Engineering > 091508 Turbulent Flows @ 10%
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