Using mathematical optimization in the CFD analysis of a continuous quenching process

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 985-999

  De Kock, D J ^a   Craig, K J ^a   Snyman, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Continuous quenching; Mathematical optimization

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL METHOD; OPTIMIZATION; PUMP;

HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; OPTIMIZATION; QUENCHING; TURBULENT FLOW;

CONTINUOUS QUENCHING;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 0034688455     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0207(20000220)47:5<985::AID-NME813>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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