Finite-element analysis of convection problems in spatially periodic domains

Numerical Heat Transfer, Part B: Fundamentals

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 361-378

  Nonino, C ^a   Comini, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CHANNEL FLOW; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LAMINAR FLOW; PROBLEM SOLVING; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; VELOCITY;

SPATIALLY PERIODIC DOMAINS; VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION;

HEAT CONVECTION;

EID: 0032317767     PISSN: 10407790     EISSN: 15210626     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10407799808915063     Document Type: Article

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