Analytical determination of the temperature distribution and Nusselt numbers in rectangular ducts with constant axial heat flux

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 741-755

  Morini, Gian Luca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Analytical results; Laminar forced convection; Rectangular duct

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; AXIAL FLOW; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; HEAT FLUX; LAMINAR FLOW; NUSSELT NUMBER; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; WALL FLOW;

AXIAL HEAT FLUX; RECTANGULAR DUCT;

FORCED CONVECTION;

DUCT; FORCED CONVECTION; HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 0033601129     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0017-9310(99)00188-X     Document Type: Article

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