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High-precision Nusselt number and local temperature measurements in very small aspect-ratio turbulent thermal convection. / 小寬高比熱對流中高精度Nusselt數和局部溫度測量 / High-precision Nusselt number and local temperature measurements in very small aspect-ratio turbulent thermal convection. / Xiao kuan gao bi re dui liu zhong gao jing du Nusselt shu he ju bu wen du ce liang

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

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_325477
Date January 2006
ContributorsRen, Liyuan., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Physics.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish, Chinese
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, x, 66 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
RightsUse 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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