Numerical investigation of free convective flow in divergent channels

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 146, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 31-41

  Sahoo, R K ^a   Sastri, V M K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; FLOW PATTERNS; NATURAL CONVECTION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PRANDTL NUMBER; WATER;

DIVERGENT CHANNELS; FREE CONVECTIVE FLOW; SEMIVERTICAL ANGLES;

CHANNEL FLOW;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CHANNELS; HEAT TRANSFER; MODELLING-MATHEMATICAL;

EID: 0031554612     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7825(96)01228-5     Document Type: Article

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