Experimental study of free convection and radiation in horizontal fin arrays

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 779-789

  Rammohan Rao, V ^a   Venkateshan, S P ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CORRELATION METHODS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); HEAT LOSSES; HEAT RADIATION; INTEGRODIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; INTERFEROMETERS; ISOTHERMS; NATURAL CONVECTION; SURFACES; THERMAL EFFECTS;

BASE TEMPERATURE; DIFFERENTIAL INTERFEROMETER; EMISSIVITY; FIN HEIGHT; FIN SPACING; FIN SURFACES; FREE CONVECTION; FREE CONVECTION HEAT TRANSFER; HORIZONTAL FIN ARRAYS;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 0030109531     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0017-9310(95)00158-1     Document Type: Article

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