Two dimensional time dependent simulation of the subcritical flow in a staggered tube bundle using a subgrid scale model

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 105-114

  Bouris, D ^a   Bergeles, G ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Subcritical flow; Subgrid scale model; Time dependent simulation; Tube bundles

Indexed keywords

PIPE; SUBCRITICAL FLOW; TUBE ARRAY; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0033018992     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-727X(98)10053-X     Document Type: Article

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