Natural convection from an isothermal downward facing horizontal plate

Journal Article · Thu Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1984 · Int. Commun. Heat Mass Transfer; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0735-1933(84)90021-6· OSTI ID:6339133

Gryzayoridis, J

Natural convection from an isothermal horizontal surface facing downward, has been investigated using the interferometric technique. Mach-Zehnder interferograms were obtained for a rectangular plate in air, and the experimentally determined local Nusselt numbers showed a surprising dependance on the temperature difference, between the plate and the ambient, a fact that has not been reported by previous investigations of the phenomenon.

• Research Organization: University of Cape Town, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cape Town
• OSTI ID: 6339133
• Journal Information: Int. Commun. Heat Mass Transfer; (United States), Journal Name: Int. Commun. Heat Mass Transfer; (United States) Vol. 11:2; ISSN IHMTD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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42 ENGINEERING
420400* -- Engineering-- Heat Transfer & Fluid Flow
AIR FLOW
CONFIGURATION
CONVECTION
ENERGY TRANSFER
FLUID FLOW
GAS FLOW
HEAT TRANSFER
INTERFEROMETERS
INTERFEROMETRY
ISOTHERMS
MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETER
MASS TRANSFER
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
NATURAL CONVECTION
PLATES
RECTANGULAR CONFIGURATION
TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS