Qiu, Can = / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2010. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 82-87). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Qiu, Can = / Abstract --- p.i / 摘要 --- p.ii / Acknowledge --- p.iii / Table of Contents --- p.iv / List of Figures --- p.v i i / List of Tables --- p.xi / Chapter Chapters I --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Turbulence --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Rayleigh-Benard convection --- p.3 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- Physics picture-Motion in the convection cell --- p.4 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- The governing equations and parameters --- p.6 / Chapter 1.2.3 --- Multilayer convection --- p.9 / Chapter 1.2.4 --- The Nu scaling --- p.9 / Chapter 1.2.5 --- Boundary layers --- p.11 / Chapter 1.3 --- Present work and the organization of the thesis --- p.14 / Chapter II --- Experimental Setup --- p.16 / Chapter 2.1 --- The convection cell --- p.16 / Chapter 2.2 --- The thermistors --- p.20 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Calibration --- p.20 / Chapter 2.3 --- The multimeter --- p.21 / Chapter 2.4 --- Thermostat box --- p.22 / Chapter 2.5 --- Visualization --- p.23 / Chapter 2.6 --- Motorized translation stage --- p.24 / Chapter 2.7 --- AC Wheatstone Bridge and Lock in amplifier --- p.24 / Chapter 2.8 --- Test different heaters --- p.26 / Chapter III --- "Heat flux, boundary layer and Reynolds number measurement of one-layer FC77 thermal convection" --- p.30 / Chapter 3.1 --- Heat flux measurement with correction --- p.30 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Sidewall correction --- p.31 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Bottom plate correction --- p.31 / Chapter 3.1.3 --- Post correction --- p.31 / Chapter 3.2 --- The Nu result --- p.32 / Chapter 3.3 --- Boundary layer measurement --- p.34 / Chapter 3.4 --- The Pr dependence of the Reynolds number Re --- p.37 / Chapter 3.5 --- Summary --- p.40 / Chapter IV --- "Heat transfer, thermal boundary layer and flow property measurement of multilayer immiscible fluid turbulent thermal convection" --- p.41 / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.41 / Chapter 4.2 --- Experiment --- p.44 / Chapter 4.3 --- The temperature and temperature fluctuation across the interface --- p.46 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- The temperature near the interface --- p.46 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Position and temperature of the interface --- p.47 / Chapter (a) --- Using the profile to get the temperature of the interface --- p.47 / Chapter (b) --- Using the traveling microscope to get the absolute position of the interface --- p.50 / Chapter 4.4 --- The Nu result --- p.50 / Chapter 4.5 --- Boundary layer thickness and scaling --- p.54 / Chapter 4.6 --- Statistical properties of the temperature field across the interface --- p.58 / Chapter 4.6.1 --- Temperature time series and the corresponding histogram of the interface --- p.58 / Chapter 4.6.2 --- "The mean, root mean square, skewness, time derivative skewness and flatness of the temperature profiles across the interface" --- p.64 / Chapter 4.6.3 --- Scaling of the temperature fluctuation in two-layer system --- p.71 / Chapter 4.7 --- The temperature oscillation --- p.74 / Chapter 4.8 --- Passive scalar and active scalar --- p.77 / Chapter 4.9 --- Summary --- p.79 / Chapter V --- Conclusion --- p.80 / Chapter 5.1 --- One-layer thermal convection --- p.80 / Chapter 5.2 --- Two-layer thermal convection --- p.80 / Chapter 5.3 --- Future works --- p.81 / References --- p.82
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_327008 |
| Date | January 2010 |
| Contributors | Qiu, Can., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Physics. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, xi, 87 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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