NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA) · 1980 · 134 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesEarth SciencesMeteorologyBoundary Layer MeteorologyFluid DynamicsHeat TransferConvection DynamicsConvective MeteorologyHeat FlowHeat Transfer AnalysisHeat Transfer In FluidsThermal Boundary LayersConvectionConvection ModelingDimensionless QuantitiesForced ConvectionFree ConvectionFree Convection In FluidsNatural ConvectionNatural Convection Boundary Layers
The problem of free and natural convection with combined driving forces is considered in general and all possible configurations are identified. Dimensionless parameters are discussed in order to help categorize the various problems, and existing work is critically evaluated. Four distinct cases are considered for conventional convection and for the situation when the body force and the density gradient are parallel but opposed. Considerable emphasis is given to unstable convection in horizontal layers.