Modelling of the mass flow distribution around an array of rectangular blocks in-line arranged and simulating the cross-section of a winding disc-type transformer

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 731-749

  Mufuta MB, Jean Michel ^a   Van Den Bulck, Eric ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Div Appl Mechanics Ener C   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEATING; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

MASS FLOW RATE DISTRIBUTION;

TRANSFORMER WINDINGS;

EID: 0034826105     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-4311(00)00045-4     Document Type: Article

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