Heat transfer studies during solidification of pcm inside an internally finned tube

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 493-497

  Kandlikar, S G ^a   Alves, L ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Finite difference; Finned surfaces; Heat transfer; Phase change; Solidification; Storage

Indexed keywords

ENTHALPY; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); HEAT RESISTANCE; HEAT STORAGE; PHASE INTERFACES; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SOLIDIFICATION; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

FINNED SURFACES; PHASE CHANGE; THERMAL STORAGE;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 0032682253     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: 15288943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2826009     Document Type: Article

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