Numerical solutions of pulsating flow and heat transfer characteristics in a channel with a backward-facing step

Heat and Mass Transfer/Waerme- und Stoffuebertragung

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 143-148

  Valencia, A ^a   Hinojosa, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUID MECHANICS; LAMINAR FLOW; OSCILLATIONS; PULSATILE FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

BACKWARD FACING STEP; STEADY FLOW;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 0031074534     PISSN: 09477411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002310050104     Document Type: Article

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