Buoyancy-induced flow and convective heat transfer in an inclined arc-shape enclosure

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 823-830

  Chen, Chin Lung ^a   Cheng, Chin Hsiang ^a  

^a TATUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SMOKE; STREAM FLOW; VORTEX FLOW;

GRASHOF NUMBERS;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

BUOYANCY; CONVECTION; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MODELING;

EID: 0036924073     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-727X(02)00189-3     Document Type: Article

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