Buoyancy-force-driven transitions in flow structures and their effects on heat transfer in a rotating curved channel

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 223-235

  Wang, Liqiu ^a,b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; CHANNEL FLOW; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; HYDRODYNAMICS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

BUOYANCY FORCE DRIVEN TRANSITIONS; FLOW STRUCTURES;

HEAT TRANSFER;

BUOYANCY; CHANNELS-CURVED; HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 0031014697     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0017-9310(96)00127-5     Document Type: Article

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