Journal of Engineering Mathematics

, Volume 84, Issue 1, pp 49–55 | Cite as

Flow induced by a standing thermal wave

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Abstract

We consider the flow induced on a heated horizontal boundary. The boundary temperature varies spatially in a sinusoidal manner, which is itself sufficient to generate a flow parallel to the boundary. A harmonic modulation in time is superposed upon this such that in addition to the fluctuating flow a time-independent, or steady streaming, flow develops which provides the main focus for this investigation.

Keywords

Free convection Induced pressure gradient Steady streaming 

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.School of MathematicsUniversity of East AngliaNorwichUK

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