Studies on natural convection-induced flow and thermal behaviour inside electronic equipment cabinet model

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy

Volumn 217, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 323-328

  Ishizuka, M ^a   Kitamura, Y ^a  

^a TOYAMA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electronic equipment cabinet model; Heat transfer; Natural convection; Recirculating flow

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS;

THERMAL BEHAVIOR;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MODELING; NATURAL CONVECTION; POWER CONSUMPTION; TRANSPORT;

EID: 0041810494     PISSN: 09576509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095765003322066547     Document Type: Article

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