Effects of intrinsic three dimensionality on heat transfer and friction loss in a periodic array of parallel plates

Numerical Heat Transfer; Part A: Applications

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 327-353

  Zhang, L W ^a   Balachandar, S ^a   Tafti, D K ^b  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAG; EFFECTS; FRICTION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VORTEX FLOW;

FRICTION LOSS; INTRINSIC THREE DIMENSIONALITY; PARALLEL PLATES; PERIODIC ARRAY;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 0031095791     PISSN: 10407782     EISSN: 15210634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10407789708914041     Document Type: Article

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