Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, Department of Mathematics, June 2000. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet.

Song Hao = 湍流熱對流中的熱傳導測量 / 宋浩. / Thesis submitted in: December 2004. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 65-70). / Text in English; abstracts in English and Chinese. / Song Hao = Tuan liu re dui liu zhong de re zhuan dao ce liang / Song Hao. / Abstract (in English) --- p.i / Abstract (in Chinese) --- p.ii / Acknowledgements --- p.iii / Table of Contents --- p.iv / List of Figures --- p.vi / List of Tables --- p.ix / Chapters / Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 2. --- Experimental Setup and Methods --- p.7 / Chapter 2.1 --- The rough boundary cell / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Convection Cell --- p.7 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Temperature Probes --- p.9 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- Working Fluids --- p.10 / Chapter 2.1.4 --- Temperature-stabilized Box --- p.12 / Chapter 2.2 --- Rectangular and Square Cell --- p.13 / Chapter 2.3 --- The Big Cell --- p.13 / Chapter 2.4 --- The Thermal Measurements --- p.16 / Chapter 3. --- Nusselt Number Measurement in the Rough Boundary Cell --- p.19 / Chapter 3.1 --- Nu correction --- p.19 / Chapter 3.2 --- Non-Boussinesq Effect --- p.25 / Chapter 3.3 --- Experimental Results --- p.28 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Water --- p.28 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- 1-Pentonal --- p.29 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Dipropylene Glycol --- p.30 / Chapter 3.3.4 --- Triethylene Glycol --- p.32 / Chapter 3.4 --- Discussion on the Results --- p.34 / Chapter 3.4.1 --- Nusselt number --- p.34 / Chapter 3.4.2 --- Comparison with the smooth cell --- p.35 / Chapter 3.4.3 --- Normalized Nusselt number enhancement --- p.37 / Chapter 3.4.4 --- Nu~Pr-Relation --- p.40 / Chapter 3.4.5 --- Effects of Roughness Size --- p.43 / Chapter 3.4.6 --- Temperature Fluctuation Measurement --- p.44 / Chapter 4. --- Geometry Dependence of Nusselt Number and Temperature Fluctuation --- p.47 / Chapter 4.1 --- Nusselt Number Measurement --- p.48 / Chapter 4.2 --- Temperature Fluctuation's Dependence on Geometry --- p.50 / Chapter 5. --- Nusselt Number in the Big Cell --- p.53 / Chapter 5.1 --- The Big Cell --- p.53 / Chapter 5.2 --- Correction for Big Cell --- p.57 / Chapter 5.3 --- Results and Discussion --- p.61 / Chapter 6. --- Conclusions --- p.63 / References --- p.65

Vita. / Digitized by Kansas Correctional Industries

Laminar natural convection heat transfer from the vertical surface of a cylinder is a classical subject, which has been studied extensively. Furthermore, this subject has generated some recent interest in the literature. In the present investigation, numerical experiments were performed to determine average Nusselt numbers for isothermal vertical cylinders (103 < RaL < 109, 0.5 < L/D <10, and Pr = 0.7) with and without an adiabatic top in a quiescent ambient environment which will allow for plume growth. Results were compared with commonly used correlations and new average Nusselt number correlations are presented. Furthermore, the limit for which the heat transfer results for a vertical flat plate may be used as an approximation for the heat transfer from a vertical cylinder was investigated.

Thesis--Auburn University, 2007. / Abstract. Vita. Includes bibliographic references (p.192-193).

Thesis (M.S.)--Brigham Young University. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-106).

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Ren Liyuan = 小寬高比熱對流中高精度Nusselt數和局部溫度測量 / 任立元. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 64-66). / Text in English; abstracts in English and Chinese. / Ren Liyuan = Xiao kuan gao bi re dui liu zhong gao jing du Nusselt shu he ju bu wen du ce liang / Ren Liyuan. / Abstract (in English) --- p.i / Abstract (in Chinese) --- p.ii / Acknowledgements --- p.iii / Table of Contents --- p.iv / List of Figures --- p.vi / List of Tables --- p.ix / Chapters / Chapter I. --- Turbulent Rayleigh-Benard Convection --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Introduction of Rayleigh-Benard Convection --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- The Convection Equations --- p.2 / Chapter 1.3 --- The parameters --- p.3 / Chapter 1.4 --- Background --- p.5 / Chapter 1.5 --- Synopsis of this thesis --- p.8 / Chapter II. --- Experimental Setup and Methods --- p.9 / Chapter 2.1 --- The Apparatus --- p.9 / Chapter 2.2 --- Thermistor Calibration --- p.12 / Chapter III. --- Local temperature measurements --- p.19 / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction and motivation --- p.19 / Chapter 3.2 --- Local temperature measurements --- p.20 / Chapter 3.3 --- Temperature time series and histograms --- p.20 / Chapter 3.4 --- Mean temperature profile --- p.24 / Chapter 3.5 --- Summery --- p.35 / Chapter 3.6 --- Appendix A: Data lists for this chapter --- p.36 / Chapter IV --- Heat transport measurement --- p.39 / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction and Motivation --- p.39 / Chapter 4.2 --- Heat transfer measurements --- p.40 / Chapter 4.3 --- Experimental uncertainties associated with high-precision measurements of Nu --- p.41 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Cell height measurement --- p.41 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Temperature measurement --- p.41 / Chapter 4.3.3 --- Thermal source --- p.41 / Chapter 4.3.4 --- Thermal leakage --- p.42 / Chapter 4.3.5 --- Sidewalleffect --- p.44 / Chapter 4.3.6 --- Long time measurement --- p.44 / Chapter 4.4 --- Results and discussion --- p.45 / Chapter 4.4.1 --- Experimental data --- p.45 / Chapter 4.4.2 --- Finite conductivity effect --- p.47 / Chapter 4.4.3 --- Nu dependence on Г --- p.49 / Chapter 4.4.4 --- Nu dependence on Ra --- p.50 / Chapter 4.5 --- Summary --- p.53 / Chapter 4.6 --- Appendix B: Data lists for this chapter --- p.54 / Chapter V. --- Conclusions --- p.62 / References --- p.64

Cheung Yin Har = 瑞利-柏納德湍流對流中Nusselt與縱橫比的關係以及邊界層性質的研究 / 張燕霞. / Thesis submitted in: October 2004. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 115-119). / Text in English; abstracts in English and Chinese. / Cheung Yin Har = Ruili-Bonade tuan liu dui liu zhong Nusselt yu zong heng bi de guan xi yi ji bian jie ceng xing zhi de yan jiu / Zhang Yanxia. / Abstract --- p.i / 摘要 --- p.iii / Acknowledgments --- p.iv / Contents --- p.v / List of Figures --- p.vii / List of Tables --- p.x / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Background of turbulence --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Rayleigh-Benard convection --- p.3 / Chapter 1.3 --- Theoretical background --- p.4 / Chapter 1.3.1 --- The convection equations --- p.4 / Chapter 1.3.2 --- Characteristic parameters --- p.6 / Chapter 1.3.3 --- Reynolds equations --- p.8 / Chapter 1.4 --- Recent developments --- p.10 / Chapter 1.4.1 --- Heat transport --- p.10 / Chapter 1.4.2 --- Large scale flow and thermal plumes --- p.11 / Chapter 1.4.3 --- Boundary layers --- p.12 / Chapter 1.5 --- Motivation --- p.14 / Chapter 1.5.1 --- Nusselt measurements --- p.14 / Chapter 1.5.2 --- Boundary layer properties measurements --- p.14 / Chapter 1.6 --- Synopsis of this thesis --- p.15 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Experimental setup and measurement techniques --- p.17 / Chapter 2.1 --- The turbulent convection system --- p.17 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- The convection cells --- p.18 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- The temperature probe --- p.21 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- The thermistors --- p.23 / Chapter 2.2 --- Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) --- p.25 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Image capture system --- p.27 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Image analysis system --- p.36 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Aspect ratio dependence of heat transport and the flow field --- p.39 / Chapter 3.1 --- Motivation for this experiment --- p.39 / Chapter 3.2 --- Heat transfer efficiency measurements --- p.40 / Chapter 3.3 --- Heat correction --- p.44 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Temperature correction --- p.44 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Heat current density J correction --- p.45 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Finite conductivity of plate --- p.50 / Chapter 3.4 --- Aspect ratio dependence --- p.51 / Chapter 3.4.1 --- Without correction of finite conductivity --- p.51 / Chapter 3.4.2 --- With correction of finite conductivity --- p.59 / Chapter 3.5 --- Time-averaged velocity field --- p.65 / Chapter 3.6 --- Summary --- p.70 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Local temperature and velocity measurements near the boundary layers --- p.71 / Chapter 4.1 --- Motivation for this experiment --- p.71 / Chapter 4.2 --- Temperature profile measurement --- p.72 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Temperature and fluctuation profiles --- p.73 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Thermal boundary thickness --- p.77 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- Temperature time series --- p.79 / Chapter 4.2.4 --- PDF --- p.83 / Chapter 4.3 --- Velocity profile measurement --- p.86 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- 2D velocity and fluctuation profiles --- p.86 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Scaling properties --- p.93 / Chapter 4.4 --- Shear stress --- p.98 / Chapter 4.4.1 --- Viscous and Reynolds stresses --- p.99 / Chapter 4.4.2 --- Laminar or Turbulent? --- p.101 / Chapter 4.5 --- Summary --- p.104 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Conclusion --- p.106 / Chapter 5.1 --- Heat flux measurement --- p.106 / Chapter 5.2 --- Boundary layers --- p.107 / Chapter 5.3 --- Perspective for further investigation --- p.108 / Appendix A Heat flux measurement for high Prandtl number --- p.109 / Chapter I. --- Experimental conditions --- p.110 / Chapter II. --- Result and discussion --- p.112 / Chapter III. --- Summary and perspective for further investigation --- p.114 / Bibliography --- p.115

Chan, Tak Shing = 粗糙表面的熱湍流對流的Nusselt數和雷諾數的測量 / 陳德城. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 63-67). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chan, Tak Shing = Cu cao biao mian de re tuan liu dui liu de Nusselt shu he Leinuo shu de ce liang / Chen Decheng. / Table of Contents --- p.v / List of Figures --- p.xi / List of Tables --- p.xii / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- What is turbulence ? --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Rayleigh Benard convection system --- p.3 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- Oberbeck-Boussinesq approximation and equations of Rayleigh- Benard system --- p.5 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- Some coherent structures of Rayleigh-Benard convection system --- p.7 / Chapter 1.3 --- Motivation --- p.8 / Chapter 2 --- Experimental methods and setups --- p.12 / Chapter 2.1 --- Convection cell --- p.12 / Chapter 2.2 --- Temperature measurement --- p.15 / Chapter 2.3 --- Experimental techniques --- p.16 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Heat leakage prevention --- p.16 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Water absorption of Dipropylene Glycol --- p.21 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- Particle Image Velocimetry --- p.22 / Chapter 3 --- Heat flux measurement --- p.25 / Chapter 3.1 --- Water Results --- p.26 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Experimental procedures --- p.26 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Heat leakage/ heat absorption estimation --- p.27 / Chapter 3.1.3 --- Results and discussions --- p.29 / Chapter 3.2 --- Dipropylene Glycol Results --- p.32 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Experimental procedures --- p.32 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Heat leakage/ heat absorption estimation --- p.33 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Result and discussions --- p.34 / Chapter 3.3 --- More discussion --- p.41 / Chapter 4 --- Large scale circulation and Reynolds number measurement --- p.44 / Chapter 4.1 --- Flow pattern of turbulent Rayleigh-Benard convection over rough plates --- p.46 / Chapter 4.2 --- Reynolds number measurement --- p.48 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Reynolds number determined from oscillation of temper- ature signals --- p.48 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Reynolds number determined from velocity measurement near sidewall --- p.55 / Chapter 5 --- Conclusion --- p.61 / Chapter 5.1 --- Conclusion --- p.61 / Bibliography --- p.63