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Flow Structure and Transport Mechanism in Lower Half Heated Upper Half Cooled Enclosures in Laminar Flow Regime
Heat and Mass Transfer
  • Hongmin Li, University of Akron Main Campus
  • Minel J. Braun, University of Akron, main campus
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-1-2006
Abstract

This paper presents an investigation on the transport mechanism in autoclave/thermosyphon type enclosures. Without a baffle to separate the lower- from the upper-half, the flow structure and the transport mechanisms are the same in rectangular and cylindrical enclosures. Thus, the efficiency of the fluid exchange and heat transfer between the enclosure’s two halves due to wall-layers feeding structure ensures that the center cores have almost uniform temperature. However, when a baffle separates the two halves, the wall layers’ interactions are eliminated and two temperature zones are established.

Citation Information
Hongmin Li and Minel J. Braun. "Flow Structure and Transport Mechanism in Lower Half Heated Upper Half Cooled Enclosures in Laminar Flow Regime" Heat and Mass Transfer Vol. 42 Iss. 9 (2006) p. 823 - 834
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/minel_braun/30/