Abstract
Unsteady natural convection in a nonuniformly stratified, finite depth layer of water heated from below has been studied. Laboratory experiments were performed using the Mach-Zehnder interferometer as a diagnostic tool for measuring temperature. A shadowgraph technique was used for flow visualization. A simple thermal and a more detailed two-differential equation turbulence models are used to predict the dynamics of mixed layer which develops when the thermally stratified fluid is heated from below.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 134-141 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME |
| Volume | 102 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - May 1980 |