Computational and experimental methods for enclosed natural convection
Abstract
Two computational procedures and one optical experimental procedure for studying enclosed natural convection are described. Finite-difference and finite-element numerical methods were developed and several sample problems were solved. Results obtained from the two computational approaches are compared. A temperature-visualization scheme using laser holographic interferometry is described, and results from this experimental procedure are compared with results from both numerical methods.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- October 1977
- Bibcode:
- 1977STIN...7825378L
- Keywords:
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- Convective Heat Transfer;
- Enclosures;
- Holographic Interferometry;
- Numerical Analysis;
- Finite Difference Theory;
- Finite Element Method;
- Laser Applications;
- Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer