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Natural convection in heat-generating fluids

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Nuclear Safety Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Bolshaya Tulskaya 52, Moscow, 113191, Russian Federation

Experimental and theoretical studies of convective heat transfer from a heat-generating fluid confined to a closed volume are reviewed. Theoretical results are inferred from analytical estimates based on the relevant conservation laws and the current understanding of the convective heat-transfer processes. Four basic and one asymptotic regime of heat transfer are identified depending on the heat generation rate. Limiting heat-transfer distribution patterns are found for the lower boundary. Heat transfer in a quasi-two-dimensional geometry is analyzed. Quasi-steady-state heat transfer from a cooling-down fluid without internal heat sources is studied separately. Experimental results and theoretical predictions are compared.

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Fulltext is also available at DOI: 10.1070/PU2001v044n10ABEH001012
PACS: 28.90.+t, 44.25.+f
DOI: 10.1070/PU2001v044n10ABEH001012
URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/2001/10/b/
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Citation: Bol’shov L A, Kondratenko P S, Strizhov V F "Natural convection in heat-generating fluids" Phys. Usp. 44 999–1016 (2001)
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T1 Natural convection in heat-generating fluids
A1 Bol’shov,L.A.
A1 Kondratenko,P.S.
A1 Strizhov,V.F.
PB Physics-Uspekhi
PY 2001
FD 10 Oct, 2001
JF Physics-Uspekhi
JO Phys. Usp.
VO 44
IS 10
SP 999-1016
DO 10.1070/PU2001v044n10ABEH001012
LK https://ufn.ru/en/articles/2001/10/b/

Оригинал: Большов Л А, Кондратенко П С, Стрижов В Ф «Свободная конвекция тепловыделяющей жидкости» УФН 171 1051–1070 (2001); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0171.200110b.1051

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