Transition to turbulent flow in curved and straight channels with heat transfer at high Dean numbers

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1739-1748

  Ligrani, P M ^a   Hedlund, C R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; CHANNEL FLOW; LAMINAR FLOW; NUSSELT NUMBER; TRANSITION FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW;

DEAN NUMBERS;

HEAT TRANSFER;

CHANNEL; DEAN THEORY; HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 0032103530     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0017-9310(97)00264-0     Document Type: Article

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