Effect of surface radiation on RBC in cavities heated from below

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<strong>radiation</strong> can be decoupled for cavities beyond an aspect ratio <strong>of</strong> 5.
Based on numerical data, useful correlations have been developed for
the convection and <strong>radiation</strong> Nusselt numbers.
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