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