Enhanced heat transport in turbulent convection over a rough surface

被引:87
作者
Du, YB [1 ]
Tong, P [1 ]
机构
[1] Oklahoma State Univ, Dept Phys, Stillwater, OK 74078 USA
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.81.987
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
A novel convection experiment is conducted in a cell with rough upper and lower surfaces. The heat transport across the rough cell is found to be increased by more than 76%. Flow visualization and near-wall temperature measurements reveal new dynamics for the emission of thermal plumes. The discovery of the enhanced heat transport has important applications in engineering and atmospheric convection.
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页码:987 / 990
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