Experimental and numerical analysis of heat transfer phenomena in a sensor tube of a mass flow controller

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1711-1724

  Kim, Sung Jin ^a   Jang, Seok Pil ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SENSORS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

MASS FLOW CONTROLLERS;

HEAT TRANSFER;

CONTROL SYSTEM; FLOW CONTROL; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; SENSOR;

EID: 0035916836     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0017-9310(00)00216-7     Document Type: Article

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