An experimental and numerical investigation into the heat transfer of naturally convecting fin arrays within enclosures

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Heat Transfer Division, (Publication) HTD

Volumn 329, Issue , 1996, Pages 11-18

  Davies, Mark R D ^a   Dalton, Tara M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ENCLOSURES; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; HEAT TRANSFER; NATURAL CONVECTION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; NUSSELT NUMBER; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

FIN ARRAYS; RAYLEIGH NUMBER;

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE);

EID: 0030403987     PISSN: 02725673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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