Analytical determination of duct fitting loss-coefficients

Applied Energy

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 229-247

  Mumma, Stanley A ^a   Mahank, Thomas A ^a   Ke, Yu Pei ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DUCT; FLOW FIELD; HYDRAULICS; PRESSURE LOSS;

EID: 0032435548     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-2619(98)00041-5     Document Type: Article

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