Horizontal convection in water heated by infrared radiation and cooled by evaporation: scaling analysis and experimental results

A. K. Wåhlin; A. M. Johansson; E. Aas; G. Broström; J. E. H. Weber; J. Grue

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0870.2009.00427.x

Horizontal convection in water heated by infrared radiation and cooled by evaporation: scaling analysis and experimental results

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Volume 62 (2010): Issue 2

By: A. K. Wåhlin, A. M. Johansson, E. Aas, G. Broström, J. E. H. Weber and J. Grue

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0870.2009.00427.x | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554

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Language: English

Page range: 154 - 169

Submitted on: Aug 20, 2009

Accepted on: Nov 26, 2009

Published on: Jan 1, 2010

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