Experimental observation and conjugated heat transfer analysis of vortex flow development in mixed convection of air in a horizontal rectangular duct

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 39, Issue 17, 1996, Pages 3667-3683

  Lin, W L ^a   Ker, Y T ^a   Lin, T F ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DUCTS; HEAT TRANSFER; VORTEX FLOW;

BUOYANCY; DUCTS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; FLUID MECHANICS; GAS DYNAMICS; HEAT TRANSFER; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL METHODS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

BUOYANCY TO INERTIA RATIO; CONJUGATED HEAT TRANSFER; GRASHOF NUMBERS; LONGITUDINAL VORTEX ROLLS; MIXED CONVECTIVE AIR FLOW; SECONDARY VORTEX FLOW;

VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 0029908853     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0017-9310(96)00031-2     Document Type: Article

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