An Optical Study of Natural Convection in an Enclosed Cavity.
Abstract
An experimental study of natural convective heat transfer in a two-dimensional enclosed cavity was conducted with various cavity geometries. The square cavity was divided by a vertical or diagonal partition. Convective heat transfer rates were determined from interferograms. Heat transfer was reduced by partitioning, but by less than 50%. Effects of left and right diagonal partitions were temperature dependent. This was attributed to the presence of complex radiation effects. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1982
- Accession Number
- ADA135805
Entities
People
- N. A. Grosek
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology