A study of free convective heat transfer in a horizontal annulus with a large radii ratio

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 1985, Pages 603-610

  Hessami, M A ^a   Pollard, A ^b   Rowe, R D ^a   Ruth, D W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c GEOTECH LTD   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW PATTERNS; HORIZONTAL ANNULUS; RADII RATIO EFFECT;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 0022112178     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: 15288943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3247467     Document Type: Article

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