Observation and computation of vortex and/or reverse flow development in mixed convection of air in a slightly inclined rectangular duct

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 691-699

  Lin, W L ^a   Lin, T F ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Conjugate Heat Transfer; Flow instability; Mixed convection

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; CORRELATION METHODS; DUCTS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; HEAT TRANSFER; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE; VORTEX FLOW;

BUOYANCY TO INERTIA RATIO; GRASHOF NUMBER; KELVIN-HELMHOLTZ INSTABILITY; MIXED CONVECTIVE AIR FLOW; REVERSE FLOW;

HEAT CONVECTION;

EID: 0031271789     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: 15288943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2824173     Document Type: Article

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