Natural convection induced by the absorption of solar radiation: A review

I Amber, TS O'Donovan - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Natural convection primarily driven by the absorption of thermal energy known as
penetrative or thermo-convection is a topic that generates attention due to its importance in …

Development of overturning circulation in sloping waterbodies due to surface cooling

HN Ulloa, CL Ramón, T Doda, A Wüest… - Journal of Fluid …, 2022 - cambridge.org
Cooling the surface of freshwater bodies, whose temperatures are above the temperature of
maximum density, can generate differential cooling between shallow and deep regions …

Unsteady near-shore natural convection induced by surface cooling

Y Mao, C Lei, JC Patterson - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2010 - cambridge.org
Natural convection in calm near-shore waters induced by daytime heating or nighttime
cooling plays a significant role in cross-shore exchanges with significant biological and …

Penetrative convection modifies the dynamics of downslope gravity currents

T Doda, HN Ulloa, CL Ramón, A Wüest… - Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Gravity currents contribute to the transport of heat and mass in atmospheric and aquatic
environments. In aquatic systems subject to daily surface cooling, gravity currents propagate …

Natural convection due to surface cooling in sloping water bodies with vegetation

V Papaioannou, P Prinos - Journal of Hydraulic Research, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Natural convection induced by surface cooling in sloping water bodies with vegetation is
investigated numerically. The sloping water body consists of a vegetated region with a …

Unsteady natural convection heat transfer from a heated horizontal circular cylinder to its air-filled coaxial triangular enclosure

ZT Yu, X Xu, YC Hu, LW Fan, KF Cen - … Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2011 - Elsevier
Unsteady natural convection heat transfer in a horizontal annular region bounded by a
heated inner circular cylinder and a coaxial outer triangular cylinder is numerically studied …

Vegetation effects on radiation-induced natural convection in sloping water bodies

P Prinos, V Papaioannou - Environmental Fluid Mechanics, 2024 - Springer
In this work, vegetation effects on the characteristics of radiation-induced natural convection
(isotherms, circulation patterns, exchange flow rate) in sloping water bodies are investigated …

A numerical study of unsteady natural convection induced by iso-flux surface cooling in a reservoir model

TP Bednarz, C Lei, JC Patterson - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2009 - Elsevier
Unsteady natural convection in a reservoir model subject to constant cooling at the water
surface is considered in this paper. In such a case, the unequal heat loss resulting from a …

Mixing in internally heated natural convection flow and scaling for a quasi-steady boundary layer

T Hattori, JC Patterson, C Lei - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2015 - cambridge.org
This study considers the natural convection flow in a water body subjected to heating by
solar radiation. The investigation into this type of natural convection flow has been motivated …

Unsteady natural convection induced by diurnal temperature changes in a reservoir with slowly varying bottom topography

TP Bednarz, C Lei, JC Patterson - International Journal of Thermal …, 2009 - Elsevier
The present numerical investigation is concerned with the transient flow response in a
reservoir model to periodic heating and cooling at the water surface. The numerical …