Effects of Dean vortex pairs on surface heat transfer in curved channel flow

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 27-37

  Ligrani, P M ^a   Choi, S ^a   Schallert, A R ^b   Skogerboe, P ^b  

^a University of Utah   (United States)

^b US Naval Postgraduate School ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSED CHANNELS; CURVED; HEAT TRANSFER;

BOUNDARY LAYERS; CHANNEL FLOW; ENERGY TRANSFER; NUSSELT NUMBER; STABILITY; SURFACES;

CURVED SURFACES; DEAN NUMBERS; DEAN VORTEX PAIRS;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 0029657576     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0017-9310(96)85003-4     Document Type: Article

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