A differential model for salt-stratified, double-diffusive systems heated from below

• Published in: International journal of heat and mass transfer Vol. 28; no. 4; pp. 779 - 788
• Main Authors: Bergman, T.L., Incropera, F.P., Viskanta, R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.01.1985; Elsevier
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Energy; Energy. Thermal use of fuels; Exact sciences and technology; Fluid dynamics; Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications); Heat transfer; Physics; Theoretical studies. Data and constants. Metering; Turbulent flows, convection, and heat transfer; Thermohaline convection; Use; Unsteady state; Horizontal layer; Calculation; Natural convection; Models

A differential model is developed and used to predict the transient response of a salt-stratified, double-diffusive system heated from below. Predicted mixed layer heights and temperature distributions are in good agreement with data and in reasonable agreement with predictions based on simpler one-...