Heat transfer correlation for natural convection in a meniscus-shaped cavity and its application to contact melting process

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2267-2270

  Kim, H S ^a   Kim, C J ^a   Ro, S T ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT TRANSFER; MELTING; NATURAL CONVECTION;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CORRELATION METHODS; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); HEAT CONVECTION; LUBRICATION; MELTING; NUSSELT NUMBER; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOLIDS; SURFACES;

CONTACT MELTING PROCESS; CONVECTION MELTING; MENISCUS SHAPED CAVITY; SHAPE PRESERVING CHARACTER; STEADY STATE BOUSSINESQ APPROXIMATED EQUATIONS;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 0030176515     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0017-9310(95)00285-5     Document Type: Article

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