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Ra
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Vmax (m/s)
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Flux (W)
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Nusselt
|
Comments
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|
0.05
|
615
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3.00E-007
|
0.06
|
1
|
No convergence
|
|
0.1
|
1230
|
1.00E-006
|
0.12
|
1
|
Rolls appear, only conduction for the temperature
|
|
0.15
|
1845
|
5.00E-006
|
0.18
|
1
|
Rolls appear more clearly, there's still only conduction
for the temperature
|
|
0.2
|
2460
|
8.70E-005
|
0.31
|
1.3
|
"beautiful" rolls, T is no more linear (hot fluid
particles begin to go up along the vertical plates of the cells)
|
|
0.3
|
3691
|
1.74E-004
|
0.64
|
1.77
|
Same behavior as previously
|
|
0.4
|
4932
|
2.41E-004
|
0.99
|
2.07
|
Fluid particles cooler and fall down towards the
bottom center of the cell. Intensity of the velocity is more and more important
|
|
0.5
|
6145
|
3.00E-004
|
1.35
|
2.27
|
Same comments as previously
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