Experimental studies on flow in convergent and divergent ducts of rectangular cross section

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 77-86

  Su, Chin Chia ^a   Lin, Ray Hong ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Convergent divergent flow; Heat transfer; Pressure drop; Rectangular ducts

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT ENGINES; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

CONVERGENT ANGLE; CONVERGENT FLOW; DIVERGENT FLOW; RECTANGULAR DUCTS;

DUCTS;

DUCTS; HEAT TRANSFER; PIPE FLOW; PRESSURE DROP;

EID: 0030887276     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-114X(199701)21:1<77::AID-ER257>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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