Heat transfer in curved and straight channels with transitional flow

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 563-573

  Hedlund, C R ^a   Ligrani, P M ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; CHANNEL FLOW; LAMINAR FLOW; NUSSELT NUMBER; TRANSITION FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW;

DEAN NUMBER; FLOW TRIPPING;

HEAT TRANSFER;

CHANNEL; CURVED CHANNEL; HEAT TRANSFER; TRANSITION FLOW;

EID: 0032008209     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0017-9310(97)00149-X     Document Type: Article

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