Aggregate intensification of natural convection between air and a vertical parallel-plate channel by inserting an auxiliary plate at the mouth and appending colinear insulated plates at the exit

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Heat Transfer Division, (Publication) HTD

Volumn 366, Issue , 2000, Pages 421-426

  Andreozzi, Assunta ^a   Manca, Oronzio ^a   Campo, Antonio ^b  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

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EID: 0010260224     PISSN: 02725673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
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