Convective flow and heat transfer in a channel containing multiple heated obstacles

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 41, Issue 21, 1998, Pages 3279-3298

  Young, Timothy J ^a,b   Vafai, Kambiz ^a  

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

^b Aerospace Power Division   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; NUSSELT NUMBER; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

MULTIPLE HEATED OBSTACLES;

FORCED CONVECTION;

CHANNEL; CONVECTION; FLUID FLOW; HEAT TRANSFER; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW;

CHANNEL FLOW; CONVECTION; FLUID FLOW; HEAT TRANSFER; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW;

EID: 0032210996     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0017-9310(98)00014-3     Document Type: Article

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